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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2017, 02:31:44 pm »
Thanks for posting this BJ.  I'm going to try this out sometime.
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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2017, 02:51:54 pm »
Believe me D.C. I'm no fan of power washing or making a longer honey do list.
Glad to share it Osage hope it works good for you.
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Offline burtonridr

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2017, 03:05:09 pm »
Quote from: bjrogg on January 20, 2017, 02:25:36 pm
Quote from: burtonridr on January 20, 2017, 02:20:10 pm
My local car wash place isn't gonna like me.....
just take lots of quarters lol. Was wondering when someone was going to say that
Actually if your took Bark off it probably save quarters and mess.
Bjrogg

Lol good idea... This is going to be awesome for cleaning out all the little nooks and crannies : )

I love the way the surface of the wood looks in you pics, that would make for a pretty awesome bow back!
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2017, 06:27:16 pm »
Very cool, thanks for posting bj
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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2017, 06:34:40 pm »
That is a great tip.  I just got a power washer for Christmas and I have some wither cut stave to clean up.  Thanks for posting this. 
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Offline S.C. hunter

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2017, 07:48:34 pm »
Thanks for the tip. I use one all the time to de flesh animal skins, never thought to use it on a stave
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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2017, 08:16:48 pm »
Good post bjrogg.Love the look of those backs.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2017, 08:24:33 pm »
   Pretty sure you started a new trend here that will become a staple of bow making. Good job. Be interesting to find out how many different woods it works on. I hate removing bark from hickory more than anything.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2017, 08:25:25 pm »
I need one now! :o
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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2017, 09:30:25 pm »
bjrogg, the backs of your stave's look real good. Brillant idea 8). Bob
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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2017, 10:16:02 pm »
Wow just got back from the movies with kids and grandkids. Thanks for all the replies, guess I'm not the only one that doesn't like trying to get winter bark and cambium off.lol. Most of all though I just really like how good the back looks. If there's anything wrong with them it's not visible to me.
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Offline Emmet

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2017, 10:17:06 pm »
I like!
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Offline scp

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2017, 10:55:57 pm »
IMHO this is clearly much messier than programming a robot to do it. ;)
It's much easier to leave the bark on and bring the stave close to the finished front profile. Then it would take five minutes with a drawknife to remove bark.
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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2017, 11:10:48 pm »
Quote from: scp on January 20, 2017, 10:55:57 pm
IMHO this is clearly much messier than programming a robot to do it. ;)
It's much easier to leave the bark on and bring the stave close to the finished front profile. Then it would take five minutes with a drawknife to remove bark.

I think I would have a hard time drawing my bow outline on the bark...
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Offline scp

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Re: Removing Winter Bark and Cambium with Power Washer
« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2017, 11:22:16 pm »
Quote from: asharrow on January 20, 2017, 11:10:48 pm
I think I would have a hard time drawing my bow outline on the bark...
I just eyeball it. You can simply use a chalk or glue on a paper pattern.
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