Looking for a debarker

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DeanBrown3D

DeanBrown3D

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Princeton, NJ
Hello all,
I'm looking for a hand tool to tear off the bark of cut rounds. Typically I can use 10" rounds in my furnace but I think they dry better if the bark is removed. I've seen a few on the market but I have no idea which ones work well. I saw a flat one that looks like a very small shovel thats flat on the end (around 5" wide), and another which has two handles for pulling toward yourself.

Any tips welcomed.

Thanks

DeanB
 
Dean,

I my honest opinion, anything greater than 8 inch round should be whacked in two. It's much less time consuming than de-barking and will dry MUCH faster.

In my experience, 12 inch rounds split in two dry a full season faster than 8 inch un-split rounds.

For what it's worth!!!
 
Shop-Dog said:
Dean,

I my honest opinion, anything greater than 8 inch round should be whacked in two. It's much less time consuming than de-barking and will dry MUCH faster.

In my experience, 12 inch rounds split in two dry a full season faster than 8 inch un-split rounds.

For what it's worth!!!
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Absolutely I agree with you. But I still want to put in larger rounds, since it prolongs the burn time in the furnace.
 
My tip is: don't bother. It's too much work.

Used to be you could buy a small debarking head that fit on a chainsaw. People used to use them on cabin logs.

The shovel-shaped thing is called a spud.

The other thing you are talking about is called a draw shave. Now THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.

If you want bark-free wood, let it dry for a year and the bark will pop right off most species.
 
Eric Johnson said:
My tip is: don't bother. It's too much work.

Used to be you could buy a small debarking head that fit on a chainsaw. People used to use them on cabin logs.

The shovel-shaped thing is called a spud.

The other thing you are talking about is called a draw shave. Now THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.

If you want bark-free wood, let it dry for a year and the bark will pop right off most species.
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You thinking of this one.
http://extension.usu.edu/forestry/Business/Equip_LogWizard.htm

I have been thinking I need one to clean up some logs for the sawmill. That dirt and gravel does a number on the band.
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Andre' B.
 
Eric Johnson said:
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If you want bark-free wood, let it dry for a year and the bark will pop right off most species.
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I have a lot of wood already where the bark is semi falling off, I'd like to peel it before bringing it into the house if its not too difficult.

I see from those two links that one of those spuds is 2' long and the other is nearly 5' long! Which one is best I don't know.
 
Looking for a debarker - consider a good muzzle.

Oh, this isn't Wahoo's dog story is it. ;-)
 
Agree with Eric.

Also agree with the boys on taking longer to dry...but they do extend the burn time....We have the 8 inch rounds and they are 2 yrs old...next yr will be 3...

Lot of work...if your game let the bark fly!

Edit: Dean what happened to MS. SAMBA???
 
DeanB said:
Eric Johnson said:
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If you want bark-free wood, let it dry for a year and the bark will pop right off most species.
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I have a lot of wood already where the bark is semi falling off, I'd like to peel it before bringing it into the house if its not too difficult.

I see from those two links that one of those spuds is 2' long and the other is nearly 5' long! Which one is best I don't know.
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I'd suspect the 5' one is used if someone were standing on top of a log. You could also use an adz. The log wizard is the way to go. My 2 cents.
 
Vintage 181 said:
DeanB said:
Vintage 181 said:
what happened to MS. SAMBA???
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Huh?
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Thought you had the samba dancer for an avatar...must be another forum member..sorry.
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Oh the piece of red skirt? I'll put her back soon, but some people here were very kind to make me a moving radioactrive fire avatar I couldn't refuse!
 
red skirt? more like shrink-wrapped red butt. %-P
 
Here, I'll put my avatar back. This is the original, from the 96 Stihl Dealer calendar:
 

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I like the whole picture. That must have been a good month for Stihl sales.
 
BeGreen said:
I like the whole picture. That must have been a good month for Stihl sales.
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I think there was a rise that month .................in sales.
 
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