Add to ORKGbarkingBarking is an ancient process whereby nets are soaked in a bioling-hot mixture of sea water, cod-liver oil, tar, and a natural resin. Barking stops the nets from rotting when under water and prevents mildew when they are stored ashore; it was often used in the past on schooner sails as well as on the nets. When properly done, barking dyes the canvas a rich red-brown, and a man can leave his sails untended through weeks of rain and fog and never have them harmed.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story JAN 1970JH 1/70Used I and SupUsed I and Sup1Not usedCard is stamped PRINTED ITEM, but its contents are not used