[Asgardian]

Question for the natural crowd, when you're letting your fork dry out do you keep on the bark or do you shave it first? I've done both with varying degrees of success on both sides.

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[jazz]

I leave bark on and I seal the ends with wood glue

cheers,

jazz

 

[Grandpa Grumpy]

The bark seems to come off easier when the fork is green but I leave it on to slow the drying process. The slower the fork dries less chance of splitting. I cover the cut ends with wood glue also.

 

[bingo]

A like to skin them soon as it does come off easier and just make them extra long when drying out ????

 

[SLING-N-SHOT]

I leave the bark on but always cut forks and handle extra long to allow for cracking.....especially like a longer handle as that gives me a lot of area to grip as I'm skinning towards the forks.

If it's one I want to work immediately, I'll cut forks and handle just a bit long, and use a microwave to speed dry it

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[devils son in law]

I've found that peeling the bark off leads to cracking on some woods. Maybe because it dries out much quicker that way?

 

[Asgardian]

Hmm makes kinda wanna do an experiment in the spring time. Grab some hard wood forks and some softer wood forks, seal off all the ends with wood glue or polyurethane. Then I'll shave the bark off some and leave the bark on others and see the drying/cracking ratios at the end.

Those that make it could be some great slingshots, those that don't well they get thrown into my tinder box.

 

[Asgardian]

Thank you to those who have replied!

 

[dogcatchersito]

Leave the bark on. I make my limbs extra long so any cracking or splitting is far away from what I want to keep. Other times wood glue and cover ends.

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