Add to ORKGbarkingThe process called barking consisted of putting the nets and traps into huge vats. Usually these were made from rum and molasses puncheons. These con- tainers were then filled with a solution that consisted of spruce buds and bark boiled in water for several hours in a large cast-iron or sometimes a copper pot. The dark mixture contained small amounts of myrrh and turpentine derived from the buds and bark and helped preserve the twines from the mildew and the corrosive effect of the sea water.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story SEP 1974JH SEP 1974Used I and SupUsed I and Sup1Used