Harvesting Tree Bark For Baskets etc

[@Zedoutdoors]

A very timely video Harry as bark craft is something I have a lot of interest in at the moment, and lovely demo from Phil too. Many thanks for sharing ~Peace~

[@jamesfwpurdyx]

Great video thank you. Phil's upcycled tools are fantastic, first drill bit shrink pot groovers and now this.

[@zaynabshaik5340]

I love everyone's clear pride in their special tools 😊

[@michaelflynn6178]

Very interesting Harry i would like to see more of about the basket making Thanks for taking the time to share

[@uktony1525]

I sit transfixed at these videos although they are over far too soon. A big thumbs up.

[@ZacharyTarbell]

great vid, id love to see you do more projects involving bark!

[@dewaynesqually9823]

This is awsome love ur tools im native American and we use red cedar bark too weave and similar tools like yours to process it

[@harryrogers]

Thank you...that's very interesting.

[@dewaynesqually9823]

@@harryrogers yes as well as ur work interesting

[@khcfavorites]

Thank you for making this video. It has given me a lot of ideas.....

[@gerardjohnson2106]

Very good stuff. I would think you already have the knowledge and skills for this bark work with your experience in leather, primitive woodworking and greenwood. Splitting, stripping, lacing. You got this DONE!

[@ronsites2694]

Another nice video, Harry. Thanks, I hope we get to see the basket made.

[@TD-ik6bt]

I've tried stripping bark in the late winter and its stuck to the trunk like glue. Stripping bark in the late spring/early summer is much easier in my experience but it does depend on species to some degree

[@sophievautour8573]

What species do you recommend for each season? Especially winter

[@bindi3693]

Ohhhh, you’re my new favorite show.

[@paintedwings74]

For the types of bark that can be stripped when very wet, my method is probably one you'd like playing around with. Freshly felled ash trees in springtime--so much sap in there that I can skin the bark off a 6" diameter, 6' long log in less than 10 minutes. First, I'll cut out a single long strip down the log. Then, I have a length of strong camp cord with a handle on each end, and I'll work the cord in at one end of the log just beneath the bark, with both ends of the loop coming out where I've removed the strip. Then I can just roll the cord down along the wood, beneath the bark. Not so much sawing with the handles, just pulling down on one side, then the other, and it comes off in one long tube. At that point, half the work of turning it into useful stuff is already done.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks very much for your message

[@texanthom]

Great video! Loved that guys shirt!

[@harryrogers]

He does a very good line in shirts.....I am in a teleconf with him in a minute, so I will pass on your compliment! All the best Harry

[@darronjknight]

Harry Rogers I second that, it is a really good t-shirt.

[@darronjknight]

Harry Rogers the bark may have been thinner on one side of the log to the other because of the orientation of the tree while it was growing

[@timothylongmore7325]

Cool video. I just learned of bark this year stripping slippery elm bark for medicine market. Long story short , i have a lot of bark , strips and sheets to do something with. Thats when I realized how strong and versitile this material is. My plan is to make pack baskets that you can eat if you get lost , lol. No really I am. Hope you guys have some basket making vids. Liked n subbed

[@harryrogers]

timothy longmore Sounds great Timothy...and made me laugh...but seriously sounds like a very good idea.

[@paintedwings74]

True tales, Timothy! Bark can be very full of sugar or carb, depending on the species. Some trees I peel for making stuff; others to use as a high-energy substrate additive for my mushroom colonies.

[@icespeckledhens]

Interesting video and I will look forward to the basket. thanks

[@GarmanyRachel]

Lots of bark in this video, from trees and dogs! Lol!

[@GnarledSage]

Is the outside bark discarded? Can’t it be used for something?

[@wiffasmith1]

Top vid again Harry! Have shared to some local APT facebook pages so a few more subscribers for you. You are a modern day Jack Hargreaves!

[@polianathes]

I just harvested pine bark and is full of sticky sap. Any advice ?

[@phillallen01]

Hello harry the tool is called a barkspud you can still buy them online at some old toolshops and you can also get a tool called a bark scraper/peeler as also a very interesting video i love the bodgers ones you make happy new year harry

[@paddlerpaul2577]

Hi Harry. Which tree bark/s would you recomend for a beginner to start with. Thanks for all your videos. I would also like to see more projects using bark. Thank You

[@harryrogers]

Chestnut is good if you can get it.

[@sophievautour8573]

Which trees, or barks do you recommend to harvest in winter for peeling? I am looking for twining baskets

[@harryrogers]

Chestnut is nice

[@sophievautour8573]

@@harryrogers nice. You would peel it like willow? And roll it up, inside out. Can it be done in winter or better in spring when the sap is up

[@harryrogers]

@@sophievautour8573 Yes I think it's best when sap is rising...Best check as I am not expert on this.

[@sophievautour8573]

@@harryrogers yes. First I read winter is the season for collecting natural fibres, then I heard the opposite...I guess each fibre has it's season

[@marcmachado1207]

what kind of tree bard do u use?

[@harryrogers]

It's chestnut.

[@jimc4731]

What is the type of tree that is cut down for the bark? JIM

[@somatder]

great stuff! I am very interested in tree bark for creating seats, sheaths, baskets etc. as I just fell a fairly big elm two days ago. It peeled very easily. However, it seems very difficult to seperate the outer and inner layers. Any tips or tricks on how to do this?

[@timothylongmore7325]

For slippery elm you drawshave the outer bark prior to removing it from the log. If it already in strips as i imagine it is if you posted three months ago I'd either drawshave it using a shaving horse to hold it or use a method like scraping black ash splints. There are some videos on youtube. You'd want to soak it first and it'll be messy but possible. I find removing just the outer most rough bark and leaving some it makes a very cool looking finish. If you have a whole sheet then you'll have to do something different.

[@vincentmartinez7480]

I love this Tool , Ill need to make it who knows what will come of it, Thanks

[@ronaldthomas3528]

I keep seeing a bark belt. Although it wouldn't be too comfortable. 😂

[@andreatthatsme]

How com they dont lightly sand the outer piece so it can be used?

[@hansdegroot8549]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. But I prefer tree bark above dogs barking. That is just terrible. Wasn't there a way to filter that out? What trees are the logs from?

[@harryrogers]

Hi there were chestnut.

[@hansdegroot8549]

@@harryrogers Thanks for replying so quickly on an "old" (but still actual) video. Stay safe.

[@sebcsaba]

What kind of wood do you use?

[@flarzooski]

what kind of trees are those? Bass wood?

[@harryrogers]

I believe these were chestnut.

[@TheValinov]

looks more like beech to me.

[@harryrogers]

These are chestnut

[@josephhaddakin7095]

Great video, Harry. I like these type crafts. I couldn't hear, how long did he say that he dries the strips?

[@maxdecphoenix]

Joseph Haddakin I'd let them dry for a day or so in a sunny breezy place, then do long as they're kept in a cool dry environment, they can be stored for years. They just need a soak prior to use.

[@JacquelynHamby]

The dogs barking makes it hard to focus but cool video. I wonder what is making them bark so much, that’s a lot of constant barking for a dog. They don’t usually bark that constantly

[@harryrogers]

They get excited with other dogs and lots going on...this was a social meet up of about 30 woodworkers!

[@Silversmith925]

Okay, so I'll ask. What are the flowers ?

[@harryrogers]

Hi Bob, they are called bluebells, and are fairly common around May in the UK.

[@polianathes]

Can i buy that tool from you?

[@jamesdoherty8063]

Hey I'm interested in getting involved I'm in Wiltshire how do I join ect kind regards jd

[@Sheepdog1314]

what type of tree is featured here?

[@harryrogers]

Hi I think it was chestnut.

[@mimounaziz9520]

interesting video ,thank you very much.

[@DLSWV]

👍😉. Cool.

[@koolcids_5032]

this is so cool

[@tuobahc]

There's a lot of Barking in that video... Huhu

[@lullebulle2]

5:47 I imagine he is scaling a banana

[@koolcids_5032]

im from lummi nation i should prob learn how to collect bark XD

[@bobsyeruncle6107]

dog running a rabbit ?

[@moviebuffbabe5651]

If you take the full length of the bark instead of cutting it in pieces you'll have more options for how you use it later.

[@timothylongmore7325]

That's true but if you know you need strips then it's much easier to cut them fresh off the log. I have sheets that I'm using now and they're a pain to cut. You got to soak them and weight them down to cut. multiple passes with a razor knife just to cut it.

[@miarosie]

Please confirm these weren’t cut down for their bark but were ‘dead trees/ fallen’

[@phillallen01]

There in a coppice woodland its a working wood

[@harryrogers]

These are coppiced...please see my film on coppicing and you will see why it can actually be good for the woodland and the rootstock to cut some trees.

[@phillallen01]

@@harryrogers hello harry it wasnt me asking about the woodland i know you work in a coppice woodland i was also telling the above person the same thing lol

[@harryrogers]

@@phillallen01 Sorry Phill..I know, it was my mistake on getting the reply thing to work properly....sorry!..and thanks for your comment.

[@rkr5106]

I am TOTALLY against completely girdling live trees like this!!! When bark is removed in a complete circle around the tree trunk (called girdling), the entire lower half of the tree has been cut off from receiving sugar and amino acids, via translocation systems. The cells in the roots are essentially starved of energy and can no longer function in order to bring water and nutrients into the xylem. With no water flowing upward through the xylem (even though the xylem remains intact), the leaves will dehydrate and die, sending no nutrients back down into the tree.. Please - - use only dead tree bark or recently dead trees....

[@harryrogers]

Hello, we had already felled these trees as part of woodland management....coppicing....and we are using the wood. I appreciate your concern as ringing a tree would kill it.