644 UTILIZATION OF BARK AND ITS CONSTITUENTS. 



trestle made of forked sticks. In both cases, the bark is 

 stripped-off, either in meter-lengths or of the length of the 

 billets. Only when the shoots are smooth and the bark easily 

 removable, can beating be dispensed with ; the workman then 

 severs the bark in a line along the piece of wood and peels 

 the latter with his hands and with the peeling-iron. 



In Franconia, felled wood is barked differently, being cut 

 into lengths as billets, after being peeled. The shoots having 

 been topped are arranged horizontally on trestles to facilitate 

 the peeling, and the bark is peeled with an ordinary knife in 



Fig. 346. Fig. 347. Fig. 348. Fig. 349. Fig. 350. Fig. 351. 



(After Boppe.) Implements for peeling bark. 



longitudinal pieces, the full length of the shoots, without first 

 being beaten. These strips of bark are then rolled together 

 into bundles 60 centimeters (2 feet) long and 30 centimeters 

 in girth, and dried. 



In the lower Main valley the shoots are peeled also before 

 being cut into billets, the bark being removed in pieces of the 

 length of the billet, with the peeling-iron. Then all shoots 

 over 8 centimeters (3 inches) thick are sawn into billets, 

 whilst smaller pieces are cut into lengths with a hatchet and 

 their bark beaten with the back of the hatchet. The use of a 

 saw, instead of the hatchet, saves much bark. 



The instruments used in peeling bark vary greatly in 



