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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Hickory haul
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2011, 12:14:20 pm »
After trimming and cutting to size I ended up with 20 really nice staves and a pile of firewood.


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Re: Hickory haul
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2011, 03:11:58 pm »
Envious! So how are you planning on debarking?
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Hickory haul
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2011, 05:39:34 pm »
The cambium layer is really thick on these staves, at least 1/4". I will use the edge of the cambium layer as a guide and slice off as much bark as I can with my bandsaw set and an angle so I don't get into the heart wood. I will follow up with a draw knife. After the staves cure a little I will finish up with a scraper.

I have plenty of bark on scrap and will try an experiment on bark removal with my pressure washer just to see what happens. I have de-barked dry stuff with it before but not not bow wood.