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Offline paul craig

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Bark removal
« on: September 23, 2010, 12:39:02 am »
I put away a Saskatoon stave about 8 months ago without removing the bark from the back. Any advice on getting it off now without damaging the underlying wood?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Bark removal
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 09:56:27 am »
I carefully drawknife the bark off. I get what I can and scrape off the rest. There have been times when I've damaged the back. If I cut through a ring on the back then I have to remove that ring. Not easy with thin rings. Jawge
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Offline Josh

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Re: Bark removal
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2010, 10:50:47 am »
I just debarked a Black Walnut stave Sunday night and the bark was stuck on it pretty bad.  I started with my drawknife and it wasn't working that good so I switched to my fillet knife.  For some reason it worked better than my draw knife did.  As I got closer to my back ring I switched to 60 grit sandpaper to get through the cambium layer.  And definitely be careful about going through a ring like Jawge said.  Good luck! :)
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Offline paul craig

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Re: Bark removal
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2010, 11:05:16 pm »
Thank you for your suggestions, Jawge and Josh!
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