[Strawbale] Oak debarking

[guy cordwood]

                    ......I THOGHT I`D ADD MY 2 CENTS WORTH HERE IN REGARD TO THE INFO GIVEN ON THIS HEADING.
   
  [1]ABOUT OAK DRYING FASTER THAN SOFTWOOD.I`D HAVE TO SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE INCORRECT.HARDWOODS TAKE A LONGER TIME DUE TO THEIR DENSER
  NATURE.
   
  [2]THE COMPLAINT ABOUT SAP STAIN ...THIS CAN BE PREVENTED IF YOU FELL THE LOGS IN THE WINTER AND PEEL AROUND THE TIME MAPLE SYRUP STARTS.TREAT THE WOOD WITH A FUNGICIDE WITHIN 24 HOURS.THIS WILL PREVENT IT AS THE SPORES ARE DORMANT AND PRETREATING THE WOOD KILLS THEM OFF WHEN THEY FIRST START TO APPEAR.
   
  [3]SEALING LOG ENDS.....GREAT ADVICE.THE LOGS EXPELL 90% OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE END GRAIN AND 10% FROM SIDE GRAIN.THIS CAUSES STRESS IN THE DRYING PROCESS AND CAUSES CHECKING.THE END SEALER WOULD SLOW CURE THE WOOD AND THATS WHAT YOU WANT.
   
  [4]IF YOU USE THE DRAWKNIFE TO PEEL GREEN LOGS TRY NOT TO DIG IN TOO DEEP AS YOU WILL SCAR THE WOOD.I`D RECOMMEND THE PEELING SPUD OR SLICK.[BASICLY THE SAME TOOL,SOME CHISEL LIKE SOME ROUNDED AND CURVED EDGED.]
   
  [5]AS FOR ROB TOM`S SUGGESTION OF REMOVING ALL THE SAP WOOD.THIS WOULDN`T BE PRACTICAL UNLESS YOU HAVE A GIANT LAITH.TREATING THE WOOD WOULD MAKE IT OUT LAST UNTREATED WOOD AND WOULD BE EASIER TO DO.IN YOUNGER TREES THERE ISN`T MUCH SAPWOOD TO BEGIN WITH.
   
  [6]AS FOR THE WOODEN BARGE RAIL......I`D GO WITH TAMARACK.THE FOREST INDUSTRY DID A TEST HERE ON PRESSURE TREATED WOOD VS TAMARACK.THE TAMARACK WON OUT.FISHERS ON THE EAST COAST USE THAT TO FRAME THE RIBS OF A BOAT.
   
  [7]AS FOR THE OAK QUESTIONS....ONE OF THE OAKS HAS A LOT OF WIND SHAKE THIS SEPERATES THE RINGS AND ALLOW WIND TO BLOW THROUGH IT.BUT THAT SHOULDN`T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT IN A VERTICAL APPLICATION.
   
  [8]INSTEAD OF USING EPOXY THERE IS AN OLD TIME BOAT COATING CALLED BOAT SOUP.[JUST DO A SEARCH ON THE WEB FOR IT.]
   
   
                               CORDWOODGUY
  PS:ITS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I POSTED ON THIS SITE.JUST REMEMBER THAT I`M VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND NOT SHOUTING!

       
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