Gotta question for y'all:
According to their website, Orchiata has 7 different grades of bark:
"Aged":
(* Based upon their website, it appears that all are conditioned to remove the cambium and tannins, so I assume those last two simply aren't aged as long.)
I have no idea if they will make all of them available, but are they all really necessary? I don't recall seeing that many grades with other barks, or any medium for that matter.
The 3-6 mm (averaging just over 1/8") stuff is really tiny, for example. It seems to me that the 6-9 mm stuff (a bit over 1/4" avg) would be what most would consider "fine" grade.
According to their website, Orchiata has 7 different grades of bark:
"Aged":
3-6 mm (7/64"-1/4")
6-9 mm (1/4"-3/8")
9-12 mm (3/82"-1/2")
12-18 mm (1/2"-3/4") and
18-25 mm (3/4"-1")
"Conditioned*":6-9 mm (1/4"-3/8")
9-12 mm (3/82"-1/2")
12-18 mm (1/2"-3/4") and
18-25 mm (3/4"-1")
9-12 mm and
12-25 mm
12-25 mm
(* Based upon their website, it appears that all are conditioned to remove the cambium and tannins, so I assume those last two simply aren't aged as long.)
I have no idea if they will make all of them available, but are they all really necessary? I don't recall seeing that many grades with other barks, or any medium for that matter.
The 3-6 mm (averaging just over 1/8") stuff is really tiny, for example. It seems to me that the 6-9 mm stuff (a bit over 1/4" avg) would be what most would consider "fine" grade.