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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2021, 01:10:33 pm »
I used my belt sander, it was still a lot of work, but I got it clean in about 2 hours.  Just have to watch carefully as you get to the cambium.  I think BJ Mentioned something about starting the lift on the bark first.  But now I have figure out why the sander is throwing the belt! (A) :fp
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Offline Santanasaur

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2021, 10:21:01 am »
I usually do it Weylin’s way if I want a pristine back or Mr Krewson’s for the streaky inner bark look. A spoon helps but I also use a rounded over screwdriver to get in the creases and crevices with woods like hornbeam. Both are laborious methods but  worth it, hickory leaves a really pretty back either way.

Offline Green Wood

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2021, 12:01:20 pm »
I would like to practice removing hickory bark, but hickory wood seems to be a little bit hard to find in East Central Florida. However, I will be heading to NC soon. Does anyone know where they sell hickory staves near Burnsville or Mars Hill (or vicinity) in Western NC?

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2021, 07:27:57 pm »
It's only slightly easier than scrubbing the ugly off my face!

Go easy with a sharp drawknife, taking as little as you can so that you barely get into the cambium. Then set aside the drawknife early and make friends with your scraper, because the two of you are gonna spend a lot of time together.
 
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Offline PatM

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #19 on: April 21, 2021, 09:09:12 pm »
The easiest way is to thin it and steam it off by running the stave through a covered pot.  You can make it close to sap up green condition that way.

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2021, 10:11:31 am »
worked on mine last weekend got it started with a drawknife and a hammer.. it came off with all cambium..had white on bottom of bark.. not sure if it pulled a ring off with it.. but it is a clean back just worked it in strips...was a pain but only took about 30 minutes per stave..went ahead and sealed back and ends with hide glue.. all I had..  gut

Offline Allyn T

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2021, 10:47:12 am »
I work mine with just a draw knife, takes about 40-50 minutes and leaves streaks of cambium in the valleys which I like
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2021, 11:05:10 am »
Got the outer bark off about half a stave last night.  Wasn't too bad.  I'll probably get the other half off tonight, then slow down and start working the cambium.
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Offline rps3

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #23 on: April 22, 2021, 01:42:27 pm »
I put mine in a hot shower for 40 minutes. Flip stave half way through. Slip drawknife under bark and it comes off in large hunks.

Offline Hamish

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #24 on: April 22, 2021, 08:24:56 pm »
 40mins in the shower, do you have a big water/power bill?

Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2021, 02:40:28 am »
Extra large, extra fast recovery hot water heater!, (lol)
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Offline rps3

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #26 on: April 24, 2021, 09:34:06 pm »
I dont do  a hickory stave every day, and I especially do it when the wife is not home!

Offline bassman211

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Re: removing dry hickory bark?
« Reply #27 on: April 24, 2021, 11:48:35 pm »
you can do it