other than peeling the bark, what do you have to do to persevering pine? i live in n.w. florida and pine is readily abundant. i want to use pine , but i need to be sure it will last. how do you keep from getting sap all over every thing?
This guy is working himself to death. He needs a real draw-knife to peel with.
You can make one with a piece of hardened steel such as Grader of Bucket blade steel, welded (pitched downward with the flat surface up, slightly off center) to the galvanized pipe that you bend to your comfort. It will take about an hour or so to sharpen it right, and you will want to tape the handles with non-slip athletic tape.
I would suggest some protective eye gear, I speak from experience as that bark particles hurt mike a big dog LOL a ton of work but well worth the effort when your finished
I peel logs for part time, but my the logs i peel are 60 feet long and are non pine trees, the harder bark ones, is there any special techniques u can tell me, i keep fucking up with the knots
Well, what kind of logs are you non-pine logs? Spruce, Fir, Cedar...? Any ways, to peel nicley around a knot, peel up to it the way your peeling and then peel the oppesite way into the other side of it. Basically your always peeling into the knot, from about a foot away from it, never from the knot out, that way you don't get the wood tearing in big strips.
I cut my logs in the winter and tried to have them all peeled before it gets to late in the spring. The beetles (bark and borers) start getting in them when the weather starts to warm up. Once the bark is off the beetle larva can't survive.
You don't want to drag your logs through any rocks so that they don't become embedded in the bark. If you do find rocks embedded most can be washed away with a spray nozzle on a water hose or preferably a pressure washer as they are usually caked in mud. As you peel keep an eye out for not only rocks but also nails both can reek havick on your draw knife.
sorry a draw knife
HappyJackSlade 4 months ago
Whats the tool called that your using. Sorry im new to all this
HappyJackSlade 4 months ago
THATS A WOMANS JOB!
C0mm3n 8 months ago
that's why I always peel my logs before I cut them down so I dont hit rocks w/ drawknife......ok bad joke....
mharrop396 11 months ago
other than peeling the bark, what do you have to do to persevering pine? i live in n.w. florida and pine is readily abundant. i want to use pine , but i need to be sure it will last. how do you keep from getting sap all over every thing?
MsSATANHIMSELF 1 year ago
Who is this peeling this log? and where is this site at? I'm very curious
lakeboy36111 1 year ago
what kind of tool is that?
trucker274 1 year ago
This guy is working himself to death. He needs a real draw-knife to peel with.
You can make one with a piece of hardened steel such as Grader of Bucket blade steel, welded (pitched downward with the flat surface up, slightly off center) to the galvanized pipe that you bend to your comfort. It will take about an hour or so to sharpen it right, and you will want to tape the handles with non-slip athletic tape.
logpro1 2 years ago
Can i peel hardwood logs such as red oak and ash logs from the draw knife?
wahabsy 2 years ago
I have some green red oak. Could. you take care of them for me?
josephklon 2 years ago
I would suggest some protective eye gear, I speak from experience as that bark particles hurt mike a big dog LOL a ton of work but well worth the effort when your finished
stardust13 2 years ago 3
I'd rather play with the 4 wheeler in the background
CITYHALLANIMAL 2 years ago
how long after the tree were fell did you debark them?
djayer5925 2 years ago
You sure made that look easy, thanks for the video.
mnbvczxc 2 years ago
Looks very labor intensive.
Fire4FX 2 years ago 2
get that tree down mid-may to mid-june and you can peel the bark off without scraping, would save a ton of labor
lazlow69 2 years ago
lots of work, but I'm sure you'll have such a beautiful home once completed! Hat's off to you!
treadley 2 years ago 5
Should do it with a debarker.
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logdebarker 3 years ago
dude, I admire your effort but, barking spud + green log = way less work and no dust.
pumkinvine 3 years ago 2
this gives it a unique look
Benjiman72391 2 years ago
Do the logs need to be treated with a preservative after being peeled? Especially pine logs?
thermalexplorer 3 years ago
A pressure washer with a rotating chisel tip also works well to peel a log.
joejoemorgan 3 years ago
that thing called waterjet debarker. or hydralic debarker
logdebarker 3 years ago
I peel logs for part time, but my the logs i peel are 60 feet long and are non pine trees, the harder bark ones, is there any special techniques u can tell me, i keep fucking up with the knots
jeff2114 3 years ago
Well, what kind of logs are you non-pine logs? Spruce, Fir, Cedar...? Any ways, to peel nicley around a knot, peel up to it the way your peeling and then peel the oppesite way into the other side of it. Basically your always peeling into the knot, from about a foot away from it, never from the knot out, that way you don't get the wood tearing in big strips.
BrokeTrailerTrash 3 years ago
How long after the logs were cut down do you de-bark them?
erlc05 4 years ago
I cut my logs in the winter and tried to have them all peeled before it gets to late in the spring. The beetles (bark and borers) start getting in them when the weather starts to warm up. Once the bark is off the beetle larva can't survive.
sleepy00029 4 years ago
Is that Pine? What are you using the log for?
NorEaster07 4 years ago
It's pine. We're using them to build our log home.
sleepy00029 4 years ago
have fun takein' the stone chips out
ryhily 4 years ago
You don't want to drag your logs through any rocks so that they don't become embedded in the bark. If you do find rocks embedded most can be washed away with a spray nozzle on a water hose or preferably a pressure washer as they are usually caked in mud. As you peel keep an eye out for not only rocks but also nails both can reek havick on your draw knife.
sleepy00029 4 years ago
i use the knife for shaving and shaping on a horse ,
i've never seen a video of a draw knife peeling a log. thanks,
buzz
bluetoad2001 4 years ago
This vidoe is DAMN GOOD !!!!!
2kaninchen 4 years ago