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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ryan Jacob on April 10, 2018, 07:04:18 am

Title: Black Palm bark removal
Post by: Ryan Jacob on April 10, 2018, 07:04:18 am

So unlike my preferred wood choice of guava, black palm, as I’ve noticed grows like a weed around here. Anywhere you go, you’re bound to find some. Now my question is, how the heck do I get the bark of these things? I’ve messed with a cut piece before out of curiosity and it seems that gray membrane over the black wood won’t cone of that easily, I can’t really peel it as it’s basically paper. Should I just leave it on?

Title: Re: Black Palm bark removal
Post by: simk on April 10, 2018, 07:34:32 am

Hi Ryan

To remove rests of bark I recently tested a kind of nylon-brush like this:

https://www.amazon.de/Connex-COM219100-F%C3%A4cherb%C3%BCrste-100-Nylon/dp/B00CFY0GLW?SubscriptionId=AKIAJT3JJ7URPWOXZSNA&tag=hulbee-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00CFY0GLW (https://www.amazon.de/Connex-COM219100-F%C3%A4cherb%C3%BCrste-100-Nylon/dp/B00CFY0GLW?SubscriptionId=AKIAJT3JJ7URPWOXZSNA&tag=hulbee-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00CFY0GLW)

Used with a electric drill it removes the bark but leaves the wood...

Cheers