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Bark siding

Am I the only guy one the planet who is interested in trying to make his own bark siding ?

I know this site is a log thing but I'm just planing on using it for some gable end accents. If anyone can offer any tool tips or advice feel free to comment, Thanks Greg

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Permalink Reply by shanny on October 19, 2012 at 11:07pm

I thought about it....but the tulip poplar doesn't grow in Maine. I love the bark shakes...but could not sell it to the misses...so I had to use red cedar.

It looks like you can take good sized sheets off with a pealing spud.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Beck on October 28, 2012 at 2:46pm

A peeling spud, never heard of that tool but I guess I need one, Ill try varitas woodworking, any leads on wear to find one Shanny ? Thank You much !

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Permalink Reply by shanny on October 28, 2012 at 9:22pm

You can check out Peavy Manufacturing in Eddington Maine.

Very old Maine company.

I buy tool handles, draw knives etc. from them, thats where the name "peavy" comes from.

I am not sure if those that harvest the bark shakes use a spud or not (I suspect that they do), and what time of year is best to peel yellow poplar.

I peeled alot of white cedar logs and spring seems like a good time to do it, when the sap is running, but I don't know if poplar would be the same or not?

I peeled some big sheets using a flat screwdriver and working it around the log once I got a strip removed.

I just recently (yesterday) just tried to peel another log to make some brackets for a porch rafter, and the bark was pretty much glued to the log.

You might be able to make similar tool from an old leaf spring or something.

http://peaveymfg.com/

http://store.peaveymfg.com/cart/product/9072/Bark_Spud/