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dahlin

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1 1/2x 1/4 thick x 16" long. Made many blisters with this.
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Any one who has peeled a poplar tree knows its a bark spud. might work for other uses but that is what I made it and used it for. peeled many cords of wood with it. Randy
 
the paper mills use to pay a higher price per cord of wood for peeled aspen or poplar so in the late spring when the sap is moving up the tree the bark will peel of fairly easy it is still work but you can get a better price for the wood. There aren't many mills that still take peeled wood. You slide the spud under and along the log and at the same time lift up and roll as big a chunk of bark as you can off then move up the tree and do it again lots of work. hope this explains how to peel poplar. Randy
 
My father used to make them out of old leaf springs, he used to sell a fair amount of peeled wood in the 60's. You had to let it dry somewhat before you could haul it, very slippery.
 
Yes it does explain it. I can picture in my mind how you do it. Is the bark that you just peeled off waste then or is it saleable or used for anything? Thanks for explaining all this.
 
gmcool: another major use for bark was in tanneries. Here in northern NY, hemlock bark was used for this, and oak is another traditional favorite. In the case of hemlock, the bark was peeled and the log was often left in the woods, though sometimes it was also taken out separately for firewood or lumber. Many small tanneries were located in this area to take advantage of both the plentiful supply of hemlock bark and available waterpower. Many of the tanneries were located by rivers, as the process uses a lot of water for cleaning and soaking the hides, and mill wheels often provided mechanical power as well. Of course all are long gone now, but traces still remain in places, and there's also many roads with names like Tannery Lane that still serve as reminders of where they once were.
 
The bark from poplar was left in the woods and often became housing for yellow jacket hornets that you would find when you went to skid the peeled wood to the landing for loading on a truck to go to the paper mill ouch. Randy
 
Also if you want to build birch bark canoes. Didn't I hear that to remove the bark in really large sheets the best time is in the spring when the tree is nice and juicy. Then you use pines tree pitch, tree sap, or in a few places were they had natural tar that would ooze up. Just took an hour of reading on the net about this subject. Lots of information to digest. They say Bass tree bark works well too.
 
There still is small scale leather industry here in Johnstown and Gloversville NY. Once up on a time this area was the leather capital of the US. The tanneries still operating are no longer dependent on hemlock bark for tanning, but are using modern chemicals. As Steve mentioned below, the down stream creeks really stunk at one time. Those issues have been addressed by attrition of the industry, and better waste water treatment. Some of the waste is also dehydrated and made into fertilizer.
There were some very impressive tanning mills in this region at one time. There were massive wooden beams in the buildings to support the heavy equipment on several floors of the buildings. It is sad to see these buildings being neglected, torn down, and destroyed.
Loren
 
(quoted from post at 11:43:26 01/07/18) There still is small scale leather industry here in Johnstown and Gloversville NY. Once up on a time this area was the leather capital of the US. The tanneries still operating are no longer dependent on hemlock bark for tanning, but are using modern chemicals. As Steve mentioned below, the down stream creeks really stunk at one time. Those issues have been addressed by attrition of the industry, and better waste water treatment. Some of the waste is also dehydrated and made into fertilizer.
There were some very impressive tanning mills in this region at one time. There were massive wooden beams in the buildings to support the heavy equipment on several floors of the buildings. It is sad to see these buildings being neglected, torn down, and destroyed.
Loren
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I remember truck loads of deer hides going from our area north of Lake George to Gloversville. Those days are gone I imagine.
 
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