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   acornw | Nov 03, 2010 04:03pm | #1

   Patience

   You are a bit early to harvest, but on time to plan. The traditional Hickory saplings for such furniture is harvested in the coldest part of winter. This assures the bark stays put. Harvesting other times will cause the bark to fall off.

   The saplings are suckers that spring up at the the stump of hickories that were harvested several years earlier.

   The history on this style of furniture is American to the core. During the depression (the one 70+ yrs ago, that is), with no money for furniture, and the forest sold off to pay the tax man and bank, rural entrepenuers went out into the forest to make furniture for themselves and family.  This was also the time of the Great Lodge style as built in the Adirondacks and other areas.  Some travelers spotted the nice rustic chairs, and carted them home, creating a demand for the furniture.

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   birchwoodguy | Nov 04, 2010 10:28pm | #2

   poles to the rescue

   Humm... seems that the whole "rustic furniture" craze came out of necessity in time of great hardship.  Funny how such things (rustic and antique furniture) become popular in times of less hardship, reminders of how well off we are by comparison?

   I read an old text on the work of the "bogger"  who in ancient England went out into the forest and cut only small diameter poles for the chair parts (that someone else would assemble) setting up a pole lathe right in the bush to turn his parts in lots of  12-dozen! and then move on once the poles in one area expired.  Must have been quite a living...not.

   Robert.

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   misshickory97 | Jan 25, 2019 08:19pm | #3

   We are suppliers of Hickory saplings to several rustic furniture manufacturers across the USA , we have been in this business for 21 years. We will be happy to have your business, you can contact me at [email protected]