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From: gordon curry <>
Subject: Re: obits BARK for TANNING
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 04:13:25 -0500
References: <OF6E597881.664FF904-ON052568CE.00609579@manchester.edu> <39095A46.D2185790@worldnet.att.net> <39099D96.EEAA6B68@prodigy.net> <000901bfb13e$1e4b4000$fce53604@kbowman14>


Thanks to every one who answered my question about why people were
hauling around bark, & what it was used for.
Gordon

kbowman14 wrote:
>
> Aha! Now this rings a bell. Tree bark from certain species was boiled to
> release the tannic acid needed to tan leather. Two species my reference
> cites as good for the purpose were the chestnut oak and the sumac.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Lisa
>
> > They used the bark at the mills they had...they used bark in the tanning
> > process... will give more details this weekend when I find the book I saw
> it
> > in. Somebody on line must have a book from PA that describes bark tanning
> > process--that is what the bark was used for.
> >
> > gordon curry wrote:
> >
> > > This is the second reference I have read about Brethren members falling
> > > beneath the wagon carrying a load of bark. My question is, what did they
> > > do with bark? Why bother with the bark when wood was so plentiful?
> >
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