Cob RE: skinning logs

[John Schinnerer]

Aloha,

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Patrick Newberry [SMTP:goshawk at gnat.net]
	>...we have lots of scrub oaks around here which I think would be
perfect 
	>but the task of skinning the trees is what slows me down on that 
	>idea.

	After you cut the trees that will become your cordwood, skin just a
strip on each side and wait...the rest of the bark will fall off (or be
easily removed without heavy labor) within the year (don't leave the wood on
the ground, of course).  Ought to work well in your soggy climate!  This is
according to Merv Wilkinson, modern elder of selective sustainable forestry
- he gave this example for trees used as fence rail poles, but once the bark
is off, cut-up rails ought to look a lot like cordwood...:-)

	John Schinnerer