Natural bark edge

[Tony Bilello]

I used to love to turn greeen wood and leave the natural bark edge. I cant remember what time of year the tree has to be cut in order for the bark to stay on the bowl. Is it spring or fall?
It will be a while before I will be able to turn green wood as my shop is minimal. Dont have a chain saw or a bandsaw yet.
Im sure if I found a nice piece of wood, I will figure out a way.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Tony.....I didn't have a bandsaw and I managed to turn some NEs.

I'm not sure whether it's spring or fall?

[Raymond Overman]

You're supposed to have better luck if you cut the wood in the late Fall or Winter when the sap isn't running.

[Matt Hutchinson]

I agree with Ray. In fact, this winter I picked up some choke cherry, and even that held it's bark!!

I know there are some species that hold their bark all the time, like sassafrass, but I don't them all.

Hutch

[William Bachtel]

Sap is down from the tree in the winter, the longer and colder the cold spell the better. The bark stays on better in some woods, like locust, Ash , because they have a low stump moisture content all the time. Woods like Maple, Willow, Sycamore carry lots of water and must be cut in the dead of winter

[Bernie Weishapl]

Dead of winter and the colder the better.