Fixture for removing bark on a band saw?

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Fixture for removing bark on a band saw? In the other thread on drying wood. It had been said to remove the bark. Now does anybody have a fixture made up to slide in the table slot and hold the trunk limb section clamped to the cradle like in a saw mill, to remove the bark from the wood pieces?

I have a couple of ideas, but why reinevnt the wheel so to speak. Or are there other ways of bark removing with out some specialized equipment.

Along this same line I posted a question in another thread about using alternatives to anchorseal or latex paint.


Originally Posted by SDB777
and then seal the endgrain(Anchorseal is great, but latex paint works well also)
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Along those lines Has anybody used the acrylic latex additives for end coating of the rough cut wood.

Or a thinned down mix of a general all purpose use adhesive/sealer called Weldbond.
Weldbond is more than an adhesive. It's also a powerful universal primer for porous surfaces. It's a weatherproofer, dustproofer, hardener, and bonding agent. Just mix Weldbond with sawdust, grout, cement or plaster and be amazed at the tremendous strength it offers your repair work.

  • Non-flammable, non-toxic & dries clear
  • Unmatched as a primer for porous surfaces
  • Highly water-resistant & impervious to petroleum, oil, grease, salt, moulds and fungi, alkali's & weak acids.
  • Withstands all climatic conditions after curing
  • Non-staining and will not become brittle with age
  • Highly concentrated, can be mixed with water and used a a sealer for many surfaces.
Or even the acrylic latex cement additive sealer?

I have used weldbond for a large number of things and will be trying it out on the green wood I picked up today Don't thing it was an evergreen tree as was told looks more like some type of fruit tree from the bark. No matter as it is all practice wood, whether it is in drying and or turning.
Since I have bottles of both the Weld bond and two brands of concrete latex additive, I will try them both.
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I've never bothered to take the bark off when I saw a log. It will come off as it dries down sometimes, usually i just saw off the bark laden slice and dispose of it if it's not too interesting looking.
 
Easiest way to remove bark is turn it off. I use a sled to re-saw wood on my band saw. Couple of examples posted here over the years including mine or just find one that fits your style here:
http://www.google.com/search?tbm=is....,cf.osb&fp=297d21873df18f56&biw=1120&bih=761


I use any kind of latex paint or caning wax to end-seal, only because inexpensive and available locally. Only want to slow down moisture loss through end grain and latex paint does just that. Wax completely stops moisture escape for awhile. Combination of hot temperature or wood shrinking will degrade effectiveness. Whether to use paint or wax depends upon diameter of log and quantity of wood to process.

I usually leave bark on while air-drying, found it does not hurt wood drying process. If re-sawing a log do not worry about bark.
 
Well I guess I didn't have to worry about re inventing it. as all of the ideas I had were in that batch on google :biggrin: well this is a new sideroad since it is the winter season I guess the vermin in the bark should be to much of a worry. If the joint doesn't blow away tomorrow Gusts to 50 + MPH and don't have to run the generator. I guess I will seal the ends and see what happens. Thanks for the info.
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There are a number of sleds that you can make to saw logs on your bandsaw. There is a video on Wood magazine that shows a nice sled for sawing logs. I wouldn't use Weldbond to seal your logs. It will be difficult to remove and seems like overkill to me. Anchorseal works well and is much less expensive.
 
WoodMizer sells an attachment that looks sort of like a grinder on steriods that runs along the log in front of the blade. I don't have one of those, but I have heard it will increase the life of the blade by removing the dirt and grit(rocks too) prior to the bandsaw blade getting there(makes sense to me).

Other methods of removing bark is a good pressure washer.....I've blasted all the way through the invisible cambium layer:eek: into the sapwood if I'm not paying attention! BTW, this is something that is OK to do during the warm time of the year, getting wet in the middle of winter outside probably not on my top ten things to do list.



As for other things to seal logs with, I'm pretty much a latex paint guy, at $9/gal from the store in town(and different colors to keep the species of wood seperated), it's too good to pass on.







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I use an old draw knife to get the bark off. It's kind of fun to play with, but I'll pass on earning a living with it.
 
SDB777 said:
As for other things to seal logs with, I'm pretty much a latex paint guy, at $9/gal from the store in town(and different colors to keep the species of wood seperated), it's too good to pass on.
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nava1uni said:
I wouldn't use Weldbond to seal your logs. It will be difficult to remove and seems like overkill to me. Anchorseal works well and is much less expensive.
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Cement binder/additive was for something else and it is in the shop. I also thought about adding pigment to the acrylic latex solutions to make it stand out as to which of the 3 items works better.

I have the weld bond on hand all the time, and have followed their directions to make water proffer,sealers and clear coats. The price of anchorseal is high from the web locations I seen. since I would be cutting the 1" to 2" off the ends of the sections removing it never even became a thought.

Don't really see myself doing a lot of drying log type wood in the near future so no point in buying something else to take up shelf space :biggrin:

Thanks all and will be working on the slicing sled for the band saw.
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With all the problems with bugs and blights, getting bark off woods gets more important. Especially if transport is in the plans. More and more restrictions are coming on moving wood with the bark attached.

Bark spuds, draw knives, etc are all field removal tools -- and honest work.

Band saws are generally used to take the edge off the log and the bark is incidental to "squaring up the wood".
 
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