[Woodcarver] Harvesting Cottonwood

[djsamyrs]

Steve, If the trees are dead you should be able to pry the bark off with a crow bar or similar tool. But if the trees are live it will be very difficult to peel the bark off. I harvest and sell a lot of bark on Ebay and I only get my bark from trees that are dead for a couple of years. It will take a lot of work to harvest it if they are still green. Hope this helps. Dan Myers
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  From: Steve Ensley 
  To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:57 AM
  Subject: [Woodcarver] Harvesting Cottonwood



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  I just learned that someone I know will be cutting down a couple of Cottonwood trees on his property.  Is there any particular procedure or hints and tips that I should be aware of if I'm going to collect some of the the bark for carving?  Is some of the wood also somthing I should take for carving or turning?  Do I want to paint the ends or anything if I am going to take precut sections of the wood?  Please forgive if these are dumb questions, I am still fairly new to the hobby. 

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  Steve

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