A couple of days milling

[peterrum]

Well my daughter put her dibs in already and wants me to build a table for her out of one of them. I'll probably do the same with the others however I will wait to see how they dry out. I found a turner who was willing to turn some of the burls that we slabbed off the side of the log so that should be interesting. I don't have a lathe.

 

[peterrum]

How to dry burl slabs properly

As previously noted Daninvan and I ended up with some slabs from the burl off the maple. Now everything is stickered and stacked, ends painted and drying. The burl slabs are a little different. I have just stickered them without painting them. On some of them the bark comes off easily but just in a few small spots. The majority of the bark is on quite tightly. Do I take the bark off now or after the slab has dried. How do some of you remove the bark so that the process does not damage the wild edges.

Cheers

 

[BobL]

. . . . . . . The majority of the bark is on quite tightly. Do I take the bark off now or after the slab has dried. How do some of you remove the bark so that the process does not damage the wild edges.

Cheers

What sort of damage are you referring to. I just leave the bark on and wait for it to fall off.

 

[Timberframed]

I've had to remove the bark before after even 4 years (several different species) but no real trick. Just start in on one end with a chisel and you might be surprized how easy. Then I go at the edge with a soft wire wheel on an angle grinder. You're done in little time and effort species depending though.

 

[peterrum]

What sort of damage are you referring to. I just leave the bark on and wait for it to fall off.

If I tried to take the bark off right now it would require a significant amount of force and I don't want to damage the wood edges, I don't care what happens to the bark, I want that off. I'll wait then until it dries and with any luck it will fall off like yours or at least be easier than what it would be right now. Thanks both for your input.

 

[john taliaferro]

We use the large plastic wedges , there heavy enough and slippery that they work well by hand , but some times a club also. we almost always find bugs under the bark so it all comes off .