HICKORY BARK FOR CHAIR BOTTOMS
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Today were going to cut and strip a Hickory tree to get the inner bark for caining chairs. In the spring when the sap is up is when to cut them. during this few week span the bark is almost not even attached to the trunk of the tree. this makes easy work of peeling the bark off. I like my strips about 1 inch wide and the longer the better I think.
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I fear this will soon be a lost art. You are a true craftsman.
Thank you so much, I only knew 2 other men around here who still did this but one just past last year!
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good stuff, great video,
Thank you
That’s amazing Jarod. I often wondered how they used to do that. Sure enjoy your videos, keep em comin. God bless.
You a wicked smart. This video is pretty cool to watch. Carry on traditional ways. Very good
Catherine Iwanicki :D are you from Boston? People in Boston love to use the expression “wicked smart”
Here in Arkansas we call what your doing is Cain bottom and backing a chair my Granny taught me when I was young how to do this as well as weaving egg baskets during the depression on the farm there was no money to go around so everyone worked on the barter system trading good or labor for goods my Granny told me that the local farmers would bring there sorghum Cain to there farm and there would be a gathering around the sorghum press that was powered by a mule walking in circles around the press as the Cain was being fed into the press and the juice would flow to a big metal pan and would be cooked down into sorghum and the local farmers would pay for the service with goods or animals this might take place over 4 or 5 days the old ways are slipping away fast and the brother hood of how people worked together to get by is in the past it warms my heart to see you do things we did on the farm as I was a child thanks
Another Appalachain skill set that you have mastered and saved for future generations. You are doing great things to preserve our culture.
In Berea is the Appalachian Art Center. Sell a couple chairs there and the prices are impressive. I know you don’t have time but you could teach a class for sure. You are a Master craftsmen and artist. Thank you for sharing “The Old Ways”. May God’s blessings rain ☔️ down on you and yours.
Mrs Domino I agree, Jared is a true craftsman and keeper of the old ways. We need more like him. God bless
Thank you so much! And I’d like to go over there and check it out sometime; I’ve drove by it before.
Ingenuity personified! Total respect for the craftsman of today and yesterday! Awesome job Jared! Hickory is incredibly strong and has so many uses! Years ago my Daddy would send me to tip top of about a 60 foot tree and it would literally let me ride it down as it bowed down all the way to the ground. Fond memories!
Wow, a lot of hard work goes into making those caining strips, good job
Also see you never throw away a piece of baling twine, always needing a piece of baling twine,
You can fix anything with a bale twine
wish your videos were longer, seeing them come to a end each time makes me sad. God bless.
Ha ha ha,,,! I spend so much time watchin Jared's videos I hardly have time to anything else !!!! He is quite a scholar & Gentleman !
When you caine those chairs with hickory bark ,they will last you for many years. My great-uncle caned his ladder back chairs with Hickory bark and they lasted for over 20 some years before he ever made any repairs to any one of the chairs. I'm hoping to see an upcoming video of the installation of this new material. I think you'll really be happy with the choices you've made on caning your chairs.
They are tough for sure! I’ve got 2 my great grandpa did probably in the 20’s or early 30’s and still is pretty good shape
Hope you’re feeling better. 101 prayers. God bless. Kansas
Great video , I hope you will keep the mountain tradition s goin thru you children , I love it just like my tragitipn and ways of life wonderful memories 🎼🇮🇱❤️🎶😊😋
The slicing stick long enough to rest on your shoulder could make easier work of that part of the harvest of bark strips.
Wow young man that so impressive to watch. Old school and back to basics that is just priceless! As I live in the city I see a tree growing and I never knew so much can be made from it. Thank you for sharing your video that shows skills that have been passed down from your generation family. God bless😃
Yes I’m watching again. God bless. Kansas
That is a great video....as are all of them! You are a son after my own heart. I loved making baskets back in the day. Hope you’ll bring us along when you cane your chair.
Finley should be sitting right beside you watching every move you make this is wonderful.
Thanks for sharing with us Jared, that’s the first time I have ever seen this in the 75 years I have been on this earth. What a blessing you have shared with me. Fred.
From chair bottoms to big baskets, hickory bark has a lot of uses. Great video!
Thanks for an awesome and Interesting video! 👍
I have a hickory that was damaged in a storm. I will try to harvest the bark like you show.
Jared we are blessed with your videos. Reminds me of peeling inner bark on pines in Louisiana as a kid and weaving little mats
Another old time craft that few youngun's know about today, how to utilize natures bounty. Last time I saw this being done, was when I was a young boy of about 10, and the grandpa of one of my friends was doing it. I am 76 now, and I remember Grandpa Mezera making hickory rocking chairs, and sleds with curved runners for his numerous grandchildren. Those sleds were a work of art, and would last for many winters of sledding fun. He had his own woodshop at the farm of one of his sons and steamed the wood to obtain those wondrous curves and bends.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Stay safe, keep your family close. Have a blessed day!
Great video! Thanks for posting
Thanks for posting this video. I recently finished building my first ladder back chair and wove the seat from hickory bark. It really is an amazing product. Unfortunately, I can't seem to source any online (the suppliers have all dried up) and I live in Colorado so we don't have any hickory trees around. I have a second chair ready for a seat but no bark to be had. Selling your bark would be an excellent source of income if you have the time to process & sell. Thanks for the content.
You are right for sure! I get tons of emails wanting to buy bark from people all over the country! I have thought about trying to harvest some to sell but takes a good amount of time to get it! I have thought about offering to show some people how to harvest it and buy it from them and resale. There is a great demand for it! If I ever find some online or if I sell it I’ll post it for sure
@@FlutyLickHomestead I know a few people who would travel to you for the opportunity to learn, including myself. If you set up a “workshop” for a weekend I suspect you would get a lot of people who are interested. I know I would jump at the idea.
Thanks, I Learn me something.
Enjoyed the video Jared. I've never seen that done before. That was very interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing you tackle some chair bottoms. Y'all stay well and God bless.
Thank you, Jarod.
Now, isn't that clever. I never knew. Good job.
Good work I learn something from this thanks 👍
Awesome video! Going to rewatch with my husband. He will love this. Please do make a video when you make the chair bottoms.
Working on it next!
Fluty Lick Homestead That’s awesome!
your a true craftsman!!! very interesting video!!
I've never seen this done... and I'm 71 years old. Some of the old ways are the best ways.
Just good clean living right there...Jared feel free to share this on my Stoney Ridge Farmer Facebook group...more folks need to see this kinda stuff
Thank ya man! I’ll share it in there. Appreciate you buddy
You guys are so lucky xx
super video God bless and as always have a beautiful day
Thank you this was really interesting
I sure did enjoy this one ! Boy you take me back to my childhood and a lost way of living ! Ya know Jarod , there ain't many boys your age that can do all the building , making , repairing , and raising crops like you do . Many just didn't want to learn I guess. No matter what happens you'll be able to survive ! Be blessed .
Great video!!
This was awesome. True craftsman! I really enjoy seeing you keep all of these old skills alive. Thank you so much for sharing.
WOW, You make that look so easy. Truly a working man. Edit Amazing. Keep them videos coming 🤗
My Gramma used to cane chair seats!!! So neat!!! ❣️
Glad to see this art again, my grandpa did this when I was very young and never paid attention. I wish I had. Glad you are keeping the tradition alive.
I know it’s been said before but you are one hardworking young fellow.
Thank you! I love to work better than anything
Enjoyed watching you do this Jared. Good to see your keeping old traditions alive. God bless Friend! Justin
Thank you Jared again!👍👍💜
Beyond fascinating...sometimes there’s just no words to describe all we get to see thanks to your videos. How many total hours did this involve to get those nice, tidy rolls? Not to mention your camera skills...👏👏👏 👌. I always have a hundred questions after watching any video you do... can you let us know what happens next : will the rolled up strips need to dry for a certain length of time, will the strips be cut to narrower widths? You make people (who are lucky enough to have found your channel) find joy and amazement in what’s around us. Blessings to you...
Tha k you so much!! This took me about 3 hours to get enough for a few chairs. Went back next few days and peeled all the rest!
Also I leave them the 1. Inch wide pieces
I remember, as a child, my grandmother and her sister pounding the inner bark to smithereens. As I walked up to them, before I could ask, she said "making flour like the olden days."
I'm glad to see a video from you all as I had been wondering how everyone was doing over there !
Learned something today or remembered what my grand parents did. Thank you for sharing, so glad you are continuing this lost art. You are a remarkable young man! Bless you and yours!
I need do it too but looking good for you.
Howdy Jared- that was enjoyable to watch. I stripped some elm one time for a basket my wife made. The inner bark looked like leather when it dried. I really like your cutting tool- that’s genius. Lookin forward to seeing you weave that on a chair. God bless y’all
That’s cutting tools sure saves time! People sure strip those slippery elms around here! They sell the bark for to herb dealers
Great Video as always. You have an eye for straight trees to cut. I love watching your videos, for you are one True Mountain Man, watching you reminds me of memories my grand parents spoke of and old chair bottoms they repaired. Love your knowledge and ability to keep the old ways. Looking forward to your next live picking and grinning videos on the porch. Your a Blessing to watch.
Thank you!! It’s hard to pick the perfect tree! For this you want a hickory with as few low limbs as possible
So, it’s not really the bark that you use, but the wood itself. That’s a otn of work, but it’s a really cool skill to have. We don’t have hickory trees out here in Idaho, or any deciduous woods, actually.
It is the inner layer of bark the cambium layer I think it’s called lol maby not. I just call it the inner bark
This is amazing craftsmanship . I hope we see the making of the chairs. Blessings to you and yours ❤
I remember seeing my father do that. Even after we moved North. Come to think of it. I don't know where he got the bark from. There weren't many trees on our property here, lol. You guys should consider RePlanting the trees as you cut them down. For you Grandkids & Great Grandkids. One of your better videos. Thanks for sharing.
Great to see how the bark is harvested, thanks. What a beautiful looking place you live in as well!
Jared do you ever use the hickory wood to make chairs? You mentioned using it to make tool handles, but how about for furniture? We don't get much hickory in the lumber yards out here but the few times I've found it I've liked working it. Super hard wood.
I’ve not tried chairs out of hickory but I’d say they would make nice ones. I love the look of Hickory wood!
I really enjoy watching your channel. I'm familiar with mixed farming, but not your area and climate. Love to see your topography, the hills and creek in the background of you peeling were absolutely beautiful. Lots of slope everywhere for you! Tfs your skills and heritage.
Félicitations 👍🏻
Morning Jarod. Good to see you. It’s been a while since we heard from you. We wonder what you are up to and how’s the family. Praying everything is good.take care and let us hear from you often. God bless.
Wonderful video and craft! Thank you for what you're doing to carry on the lost crafts. My question, is spring the best time to collect the bark for weaving seats, backs and baskets? I live in Carter County and I'd love to come by for a visit.
Howdy! Yes spring early summer is the best, I pealed this in Early May and the bark was slipping good! You want to do it when the sap raises in the spring that’s when the bark separates. Maby when this covid dies down some we can arrange something, God Bless
Beautiful video Jared, i love seeing what you do on your homestead. Was one of the tunes you played on the video called St. Anne's Reel?
Yes that’s one of em!
Well done and fascinating!
It appears that a sawmiller cutting hickory could saw all of his boards with live edges then shave and strip the bark off of each board eliminating the step done with the utility knife blades. Would this be practical?
That would be something to try for aure
How long do the strips stay flexible or do you need to soak them when you finely use them. Loved the bark peeling tool
They only stay flexible a day or so, when I go to use them just soak in warm water maby 10 minutes or so. You can feel when it’s flexible enough to work with
Would it be easier to use a younger tree where the bark wasn't as thick so you didn't have to shave it down? Or do you prefer bigger trees just for the extra length? What kind of size range of trees would you use for this? And what would you consider the ideal size tree? Thanks! Love your videos that I've seen so far and look forward to watching more.
Around here, northwest Arkansas, if hickory isn't protected it gets buggy and isn't good for anything but firewood really fast. Don't know why the algorithm suggested this today.
Just out of curiosity, why is one blade flipped one blade down??
I just use it as a guide to run along the edge I’ve already cut to make an even spaced strip.
Oh, I see those are for the seat. Woven.
Cut slit with chainsaw, remove all bark in 1 piece with crowbar, cut into strips with bandsaw, run through a planer. Done
I’ve been wanting to try this
Jared, reckon oak would work well for caning? Thanks
I’ve never tried it, I’ve heard to people making splints for baskets out of oak but not sure on the bark or how it would do for chsirs
Do you have to do it all at one setting? If something came up, would it be difficult to restart it
One question, how long do you store the rolls of bark before you can use them
What specie of hickory was that, also, if you save those rolls for some time, can you soak it back up to make it pliable again?
I think it was a younger shag bark, they are hard to tell when young unless ya look at the nut size. Any kind will work I’ve been told. Also you can leave it hanging for a long time and then soak in warm water and ready to go
How long did it take you to gather that much bark? I’ve heard of doing that when I was a young person from my parents but never saw it done. Very informative and helps keep an old secret going! Thanks!
From tree to hanging up took me about 3 hours then went back and got the rest of the bark another day and spent another hour or so. But have enough for several chairs
So you let the bark cure for a while before you use it to make chair seats with it ? How long do you let it cure ? Thank you for the awesome video ! I pray that everyone there is doing well ! I'm doing well here in Kansas ! Take care ,stay safe and healthy there ! I love your channel !
I just let it hang until I need it! You just soak it a little before use
Oh okay ! I was wondering about that . Thank you for a wonderful informative video !
Does it matter what type of hickory? I've got a ton of pignut hickory's on my land that I cut for firewood here in East Tennessee. Thanks
I’m pretty sure any hickory would work just fine! Let me know if ya try it
What are the tools you used?
Saved $500 easy right there, to say nothing of the rest of the value you're going to get out of that tree...
How many man hours did it take, all tolled, to get those 15 or so strips?
And lime everyone else, I hope you capture every step of the process along the way.
To get the strips here from cutting the tree to peeling the strips I’d say I had 3 hours in this and will be enough for a few chairs. I went back the next day and stripped the rest
can you use a shag bark hickory for this technique?
yes
What kind of chainsaw? Looks like an old John Deere maybe? Curious.
That’s a 1972 homelite xl 12
You always use pignut or do you sometimes use scaly bark? Does it matter?
Either will work
Say partner, do you reckon it matters what time of the year you fell the tree and cut the bark away and cut those straps? I figure it works best to cut them right after felling but does season matter?
From the video description:
"In the spring when the sap is up is when to cut them. during this few week span the bark is almost not even attached to the trunk of the tree. this makes easy work of peeling the bark off."
Spring time when the sap is up! I’ve heard people cutting later in the year but not sure how easy it slips off. And this log I peeled half the first day and the other side 2 days later and peeled more on the top 3 days later so I’d say you’d have a few days to a week if it wasn’t really hot and dry
You gonna sow that bank in grass, or plow it for another garden?
This hill I sowed in grass. I have another hill I started plowing another
°♡♡°☆„¸¸„☆°°♡♡° so wonderful to see these practical skills °♡♡°☆„¸¸„☆°°♡♡°
Hi again. My eye is drawn to your Ford tractor. I looked and did not see a video about it? I would like to request a video tour of the history of your tractor. Get your pointy finger out and tell us all about it please and thank you. Blessings.
I’ll feature it sometime! It’s a 1960 Ford work master me and my grandpa went in together and bought
I just knew there would be a story there. Thank you. It’s a Beauty.
Do you sell to chair caners? GWEN CHAFIN
Howdy, I might sell some this spring if I get enough put back for my own
We’ll done, I have a question or two I’d like to pick your brain about, do you have an email or someway to correspond?
Flutylickhomestead@gmail.com
This is a lost art shame more people doesn't take interest in the old ways of doing things. And one day it will be gone.
37 lol