My log is a cherry tree. A storm knocked it down a year ago. Cut an 8ft piece, brought it home over a week ago. I cut it to the size I needed yesterday. This morning I saw this video. I don't have an axe, so I used a regular hammer. The bark just fell off without having to beat on it hard. Took less than 5 minutes. Thank you for sharing this video. Saved me time and money.
Thank you so much for Filming your experiments in hopes of helping others. I am always in awe of people like you who make these videos. Videos for no other reason then to selflessly pass on knowledge. I hope one day to get brave enough to do this. I feel like as a woman there needs to be videos out there for woodworking Women. We do things a little differently than men. We have no choice we're not as strong muscled. Just to clarify, I am not putting down my sex. I also feel that women take a different approach than men do. I have been told more than once that it wont work, Which of course drives me to prove them wrong. Keep up the good work. You have definitely helped me with today's project.
"If you don't do it right-away" - amen to that!!! Just watched your other vid, sadly didn't get good tips on how to remove aged/cured bark, I've got a pile of didn't-survive collected trees (that were supposed-to-be bonsai) that are >1-->2yrs aged, now processing them into nice single-legged bonsai display-stands and jeeeebus is that bark on there good! You showed something I knew intuitively but didn't really consider carefully enough-- the second the vascular tissue is interrupted, the bark is going to pull-in against the sap-&heart-woods, for some species it will flake-off easily enough but on others I've found it very difficult and have done some shu-sugi-ban (fire-treatment/burnishing) both to treat my tree-poles* and to help assist in separating dried bark from the underlying wood and it *does* help a good deal in fact I found I could reallly char them and get it simple-enough to remove a lotta bark at once but this leaves me with un-burnished wood (ie I need to make another fire / do another round of burnishing...really should just get a gas-torch for this, mine are all too-small for the pieces I'm processing!) Thanks for posting, actually I subscribed as you've got a ton of quality content that's right up my alley (I'm a climber/arborist, albeit relatively-new just under 2yrs, and a long-term bonsai-artist), keep up the good work man :D (*to be clear I'm not trying to refer to general-lumber/timber as 'tree-poles', am referring to ~3" --> 15" wide trunks of trees - crape myrtles, cypress, maple, oak etc - that I collected for 'yamadori' type bonsai, it's the way I create almost-all of my bonsai, which means that if/when there's a failure/death and the tree didn't take to a container, I'm left with its trunk BUT the trunk is inherently a good-aesthetic because, when collecting, that's essentially the only criteria ie "is the trunk good-looking enough that it's worth chopping it & re-growing a new canopy upon?", so all my 'tree-poles' are quite nice, it's great to finally have a plan for them because I'd built-up nearly a dozen :P )
I think it was on my original channel "Stuart Chignell". A while ago I split off my wood working and tool videos to Chestnut Nag. I'll see if I can find it.
Here in Maine, US the late spring into summer is the best time to peel logs, it slips easily. Winter bark is just super stuck on. That spud looks nice. My other trick is to saw it off with the mill, and or throw a few boys at it with draw knives.
Only a very few places have the cold to get trees to go dormant over winter. I'm going to do a whole video on why not to use draw knives to remove bark :)
I’ve been making a stump stool and I had originally been using a chisel it’s a really really old log so idk if this will help but is worth a try thank u kindly
What i do is just use my machete, its a bit hard on the arm until you get used to it but it skins out a log nice and quick you just gotta give bigger swings into the knots
It works for some logs but its unpredictable. Plus "a bit" can be a really long time. Plus your logs will substantially check. Which might not be a problem but it might.
So funny thing... i didnt have an axe as i picked up a piece of wood from someone who cut down their olive tree, so i used a hammer.... lemme just say that dont be afraid when beating the heck out of the wood because it just releases with two huge hits... 11/10 tip would recomend to others!
Yes, it’s like human skin. It’s a very important because it protects the inner layer and also what feeds the tree. (Yes, I realised this was 10 months ago lol)
I do all my woodwork with green timber - felled by me - so I get to remove a lot of bark. A lot. No bark off, no wood.. I use a Fiskars short slash-hook, sharpened to a razor edge, using both hands to use it like a draw-knife. it works brilliantly, holds a fantastic edge & removes the toughest bark. Softwoods ^^ de-bark easily.. Try some hardwoods with thin, iron hard bark yhose ways ^^ - report back. You need a razor edged tool.
There is a scraper tool that you can pull with two hands. It's a flexible blade that takes a wider cup because if you can curve a little bit with the wood
@@StuartChignell a channel called The Outsider is building a log cabin, one of the videos in his series is about debarking the cedar trees, he was told June was the easiest time by one of the locals there, after testing their theory...sure enough they were right..you might want to check out his channel. I think you would enjoy it..Thanks for your video as well, I love learning what others offer!
@@ImGinaMarie That would not exactly apply here... He's on the other side of the equator than The Outsider, who is Canadian; I am guessing that would be more like December for Chestnut_nag/Stuart.
Good video. 2 minutes of very useful info. But no need to spend first 30 seconds reiterating the title of the video. 100. 0% of people watching have read the title & know the video is about removing bark. No one just watches random youtube videos wondering what they are about.
My log is a cherry tree. A storm knocked it down a year ago. Cut an 8ft piece, brought it home over a week ago. I cut it to the size I needed yesterday. This morning I saw this video. I don't have an axe, so I used a regular hammer. The bark just fell off without having to beat on it hard. Took less than 5 minutes. Thank you for sharing this video. Saved me time and money.
Thank you so much for Filming your experiments in hopes of helping others.
I am always in awe of people like you who make these videos. Videos for no other reason then to selflessly pass on knowledge.
I hope one day to get brave enough to do this. I feel like as a woman there needs to be videos out there for woodworking Women.
We do things a little differently than men. We have no choice we're not as strong muscled. Just to clarify, I am not putting down my sex. I also feel that women take a different approach than men do. I have been told more than once that it wont work, Which of course drives me to prove them wrong.
Keep up the good work. You have definitely helped me with today's project.
Thanks man striped a whole 40 foot oak trunk with this method. Worked especially well around the knots
Yeah its especially good with the tough bits that would be difficult with a sharp tool.
Thank you so much for the tip!
"If you don't do it right-away" - amen to that!!! Just watched your other vid, sadly didn't get good tips on how to remove aged/cured bark, I've got a pile of didn't-survive collected trees (that were supposed-to-be bonsai) that are >1-->2yrs aged, now processing them into nice single-legged bonsai display-stands and jeeeebus is that bark on there good!
You showed something I knew intuitively but didn't really consider carefully enough-- the second the vascular tissue is interrupted, the bark is going to pull-in against the sap-&heart-woods, for some species it will flake-off easily enough but on others I've found it very difficult and have done some shu-sugi-ban (fire-treatment/burnishing) both to treat my tree-poles* and to help assist in separating dried bark from the underlying wood and it *does* help a good deal in fact I found I could reallly char them and get it simple-enough to remove a lotta bark at once but this leaves me with un-burnished wood (ie I need to make another fire / do another round of burnishing...really should just get a gas-torch for this, mine are all too-small for the pieces I'm processing!)
Thanks for posting, actually I subscribed as you've got a ton of quality content that's right up my alley (I'm a climber/arborist, albeit relatively-new just under 2yrs, and a long-term bonsai-artist), keep up the good work man :D
(*to be clear I'm not trying to refer to general-lumber/timber as 'tree-poles', am referring to ~3" --> 15" wide trunks of trees - crape myrtles, cypress, maple, oak etc - that I collected for 'yamadori' type bonsai, it's the way I create almost-all of my bonsai, which means that if/when there's a failure/death and the tree didn't take to a container, I'm left with its trunk BUT the trunk is inherently a good-aesthetic because, when collecting, that's essentially the only criteria ie "is the trunk good-looking enough that it's worth chopping it & re-growing a new canopy upon?", so all my 'tree-poles' are quite nice, it's great to finally have a plan for them because I'd built-up nearly a dozen :P )
Good 👍 information. Thank you so much
thanks so much!! i am making post for my small orchard and this will save me alot of work.
I used this today. It worked well on an oak log. Thank you so much.
Good to know it works on oaks. I've only ever used it on eucs.
What was the tool at the end and where did your get it?
Did you use the draw knife?
I am trying to find the video you mentioned at 3:35 comparing German and Japanese de-barking tools and not finding it; did you not make it?
I think it was on my original channel "Stuart Chignell". A while ago I split off my wood working and tool videos to Chestnut Nag. I'll see if I can find it.
Thanks for the tip
Here in Maine, US the late spring into summer is the best time to peel logs, it slips easily. Winter bark is just super stuck on. That spud looks nice. My other trick is to saw it off with the mill, and or throw a few boys at it with draw knives.
Only a very few places have the cold to get trees to go dormant over winter. I'm going to do a whole video on why not to use draw knives to remove bark :)
@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan Oh that will be fun.
A does this work with smaller peace's?
Yep. It does.
Have you tried it with river red gum saplings. Very thin tight bark.
Could I do to any type of trees?
Red ruby?
I don't konw what Red Ruby is but its worked for every tree I've tried.
What do you suggest in the way of hand tool when the wood is wet (like driftwood) and banging the heck out of it is a non-starter ?
Thankyou. I will be peeling a bunch of fence posts soon, and a few bits for sculpting.
You are welcome..
Thank you kind sir
Hey wow how cool, thanks!
No problem!
I’ve been making a stump stool and I had originally been using a chisel it’s a really really old log so idk if this will help but is worth a try thank u kindly
You are welcome.
This technique is HIGHLY dependant on the species of tree you’re working with.
Useful and great man thanks.
I wonder if there are technologies to help speed up this process
There are but they are very expensive.
Could you Do the same method with a hammer
Yes or a log or mallet or whatever.
Thanks man! I’m looking forward to using wood more, I hope your channel grows! Also what store did you get your axe from?
All my axes are vintage. I think the youngest is 80 years old. Currently import them Japan.
@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan bruh
Whered you get the axe?
Its been awhile since I did the video but the one I think you mean is from Japan. I bring a few of them in from time to time.
@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan
Do you have contact info for the company? Thanks
@@robertd6925 How can I help?
Hi, great vid, what's the tool called that you use at 4:00?
That's the barking spud. That is a german one. Somewhere I've got a review on a Japanese one.
Helpfull. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
My lord, thats a lot of effort if you have 20+ logs to de bark
Tried this on poplar branches and it’s like magic
Cool. Whats the plan for the branches?
What i do is just use my machete, its a bit hard on the arm until you get used to it but it skins out a log nice and quick you just gotta give bigger swings into the knots
Helpful video, great accent ;)
I used to have a Scots accent because I spent a few years there when I was young. It still comes out a little through the Australian accent.
What do I do if the bark dont come off after hours of trying
Was it a freshly felled tree?
@@MadScientistProspecting no it was a cut log. But its fresh by a few days? Maybe more. It bend didn't break
@@trentwebb521 For this techniques to work you have to do it straight away.
Now you are going to have to use an axe or a barking spud.
@@MadScientistProspecting nah I ended up just he man peeling that shit off
Thank You.
You're welcome
This is also a great way to find insects like Beatles and spiders!
Funny. ~20 seconds into it I was asking myself, what if I let it sit/dry out a bit? Does hardwood vs evergreen make a difference?
It works for some logs but its unpredictable. Plus "a bit" can be a really long time. Plus your logs will substantially check. Which might not be a problem but it might.
So funny thing... i didnt have an axe as i picked up a piece of wood from someone who cut down their olive tree, so i used a hammer.... lemme just say that dont be afraid when beating the heck out of the wood because it just releases with two huge hits... 11/10 tip would recomend to others!
Yeah you need to give it a good smack. A broad hammer like a wooden beetle is the best option. Lots of omph with large coverage.
Chestnut_nag I just used a regular old hammer
@@gamingwithderpsans5706 Yeah that will work. Poll of an axe is a common one.
Was that a ski 🎿 in your tree 🌲 ?
Maybe :)
I put post in our goat pen, they'll clean it if act like they aren't allowed
Add a draw knife to your repertoire and you will be amazed at how much easier it gets. Freshly felled or aged.
As I say in the video draw knives are not easier. Further more none of my razor sharp draw knives will be exposed to the dirt and grit in tree bark.
Hey the axe almost hit me in the face be careful man! Jk jk it felt like that though
Well then maybe you should check out this video from my original You Tube Channel.
ruclips.net/video/Gx5EYgJNEYI/видео.html
Use high pressure water jet machine it is easy to remove
Yeah and I'll have one of those in my pocket in the forest.
I need bark of banyan tree for my research purposes.. cn you suggest me how should i remove bark of a young living banyan tree 🌳
Do you care if the tree is killed or not?
@@StuartChignell I ripped of alot off bark off a tree at my church and it is still alive
Stuart Chignell Can you kill a live tree by de barking it?
Yes, it’s like human skin. It’s a very important because it protects the inner layer and also what feeds the tree. (Yes, I realised this was 10 months ago lol)
I do all my woodwork with green timber - felled by me - so I get to remove a lot of bark. A lot. No bark off, no wood.. I use a Fiskars short slash-hook, sharpened to a razor edge, using both hands to use it like a draw-knife. it works brilliantly, holds a fantastic edge & removes the toughest bark. Softwoods ^^ de-bark easily.. Try some hardwoods with thin, iron hard bark yhose ways ^^ - report back. You need a razor edged tool.
Me: *accidentally right clicks with my axe*
The log in front of me, for some reason:
You never showed the Japanese bark scraper!
I have a mulberry tree I cut a thick limb off of, and immediately removed the bark...
As it dried, the wood split and warped...
That will happen almost all the time you take a piece of wood and dry it in the round.
There is a scraper tool that you can pull with two hands. It's a flexible blade that takes a wider cup because if you can curve a little bit with the wood
This would have been easier than what we did, we just drug our tree behind the truck down the road lol
Sharpen the chain.
Cedar trees must be debarked in June for easiest removal
Never had the opportunity to de-bark a freshly cut cedar.
@@StuartChignell a channel called The Outsider is building a log cabin, one of the videos in his series is about debarking the cedar trees, he was told June was the easiest time by one of the locals there, after testing their theory...sure enough they were right..you might want to check out his channel. I think you would enjoy it..Thanks for your video as well, I love learning what others offer!
@@ImGinaMarie That would not exactly apply here... He's on the other side of the equator than The Outsider, who is Canadian; I am guessing that would be more like December for Chestnut_nag/Stuart.
@@wilcooley Yes, whatever would be the equivalent for your Hardiness zone. In the US I'm thinking it might be April... just thought it was interesting
Good video. 2 minutes of very useful info. But no need to spend first 30 seconds reiterating the title of the video. 100. 0% of people watching have read the title & know the video is about removing bark. No one just watches random youtube videos wondering what they are about.
Camera guy is scared for his life😅
BARK not BOCK
Wk
No idea what you mean.
I should have watched this video before I baked it in the oven to dry it out...uggg
I imagine it would have checked a fair bit.