Wood for hoops?
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07/28/21 04:54 PM
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Had a guy tell me to cut tulip poplar saplings in July for beaver hoops, said they'd bend better that time of year. Cut a few the other day, couple sweet gum too, as they were growing right there. Peeled, tried to bend, split and snap. Tried to.benf around a drum, split and snapped.
Guess I could steam, etc, but starting to sound like work.
Suggestions? thanks
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Re: Wood for hoops?
[Re: Bigbrownie]
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07/28/21 05:31 PM
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I cut red willow from along a local stream in March. Scraped off bark, and bent them into hoop shape and held them together with wire. After a few weeks, they were dry, and you couldn’t have unbent them if you tried. I don't know what red willow is but i suspect it is the bush type willow common to PA, the silky willow. It likes to grow in wet areas and around beaver dams. I do the same as you except I don't remove the bark.
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Re: Wood for hoops?
[Re: Massac]
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07/28/21 05:42 PM
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I've had the best luck with sweet gums. Cut during the height of summer they seemed to bend best.
I bend a little at a time and tie it off, then do more each day until you have to shape. Takes 2-3 days to get them bent good. I also don't strip the bark off Thanks. No shortage of them out back. Will cut a few more Saturday and take it SLOW this time.
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Re: Wood for hoops?
[Re: DaveP]
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07/28/21 07:27 PM
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Tamarack is used here.Tamarack grows very thick as a sapling in certain places.it will be 10-12 feet long and the same thickness all the way up-3/4 to 1 inch. Bark is left on and two are used for each hoop to get a perfect oval
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Re: Wood for hoops?
[Re: DaveP]
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07/28/21 07:36 PM
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SWAMP WILLOW FOR ME CUT THEM IN MONTHS WITHOUT A " R" IN THE SPELLING WILL PEEL RIGHT OFF AND WILL NOT BREAK TAKE YOUR TIME BENDING THEM . LOOK AT MY POST TODAY HOOPED A MARTEN
Last edited by nyrat; 07/28/21 07:37 PM.
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