Back to Our Exceptional Poles Exceptional Preservatives Exceptional Treatment Processes		Timber that arrives at mills is called “Barkies.” Upon arrival, each Barkie and is inspected for mechanical damage, knots, splits, checks, sweep, sap-stain, mold and rot. Back to Treatment Processes Photos More Steps Timber Barkies Peeling the Whitewood Conditioning Framing Preserving View Larger View Larger After the Barkies pass inspection, they are “debarked.” View Larger View Larger After the outer layer of bark is removed, a giant lathe “peels” the Barkies. << Prev | Next >>