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Morris Small Peeler
Peeling bark from recently felled poles and logs, usually in the spring and early summer when the sap is rising
Product Description
Peeling iron to remove bark from poles and logs. Made by Morris in the same rustic style as their billhooks
Product Specification
Overall length 13" approx. Iron 7", handle 6"
Additional notes
The iron looks a bit like a beaver tail, sharpish at the end and on the sides, the slight curviture easily follows around a pole.
Bill Hogarth, who taught me an awful lot about traditional woodland craft before he died in 2000, used to spend about 3 months of the year peeling bark from Cumbrian coppiced oak. At this time of the year his hands were permanently stained black from the tannin. Wagon loads of the stuff went to a tradition leather tanning company in Devon.
The peeled poles were sold to rustic furniture makers.
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