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rkeltner
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underbark
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August 28, 2007, 03:36:59 pm »
i was peeling the bark from some hickory about a year back, and notixced that the underbark was ridiculously tough and stringy. has anyone tried to use it(the underbark) as a backing?
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Hillbilly
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August 28, 2007, 06:56:51 pm »
It tends to dry out, seperate from the wood and snap, crackle and pop and make noises that you don't want to hear coming from a bow
Hickory inner bark makes good cordage and lashing material.
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