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Offline sapling bowyer

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black locust inner bark
« on: January 16, 2016, 11:09:11 am »
While I was peeling the bark off my black locust stave, I noticed that the inner bark of it was really good for making cordage. Just a tip for all those survival enthusiastics out there. 
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: black locust inner bark
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2016, 12:57:32 pm »
Show and tell, man! Don't you know how it is supposed to work here?

riverrat

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Re: black locust inner bark
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 04:19:06 pm »
yes it does. you have to keep it moist as you tie it and then let it dry.kind of like rawhide.so does elm cambium.Tony