I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
Any ideas.
Thanks.
On 10/21/2014 12:08 PM, Drew Lawson wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>
> "tdacon" <[email protected]> writes:
>> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>>
>> This is kind of low-tech, but how about using a bark spud and just peeling
>> it off by hand?
>
> Another common method is to use a hatchet.
> It probably depends on the size and shape of the piece.
>
>> (a bark spud is kind of like a great big wood chisel with a long handle -
>> you push it down the log peeling up the bark)
>>
>> Tom
>>
>
>
I've used a Bastard file on some wood. It is the file that has hooks to
grab wood. I use it two-handed. Grind the wood with the center area.
Just remember with a tool of any type can grab something and pull in or
throw the tool out at you.
Martin
On 10/22/2014 6:28 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> < snips >
>>
>> I think I have seen guys doing sculpture work on big logs using a right
>> angle grinder and some sort of blade ...
>> Thanks for the replies.
>>
>
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=43424&cat=1,130,43409
>
>
>
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Same one as harbor freight but about $18 more at lee valley
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Jeff
On 10/22/2014 8:55 AM, Spalted Walt wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:57:07 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> I think I have see guys doing sculpture work on big logs using a right
>> angle grinder and some sort of blade but looked at Lowe's today and
>> they have nothing like that.
>
> Fits 4" or 4-1/2" grinder with 5/8" arbor:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/22-tooth-carving-disc-7697.html
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HTtfthXLtc
>
>
Yep, and that's made in the USA... so double bonus. The chineese version
costs more.
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Jeff
[email protected] wrote:
>I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
>from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
>
>I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>
>Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
>work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>
>Any ideas.
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The following works on fiberglass, it would be my first stab at it.
A 4" Dia, Milwaukee right angle sander/grinder equipped with
a sanding disc attachment.
Remove the guard.
4" Dia, 24 grit x 7/8" ID sanding discs.
Don't waste your time with anything but Milwaukee.
I burned out everybody but Milwaukee.
Go to a good industrial hardware, definitely not a Lowes or HD item.
I bought discs in lots of 60 to get a price.
Wear a sanding mask.
Lew
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:06:07 AM UTC-5, tdacon wrote:
> This is kind of low-tech, but how about using a bark spud and just peeling
> it off by hand?
> (a bark spud is kind of like a great big wood chisel with a long handle -
> you push it down the log peeling up the bark)
> Tom
Or a draw knife works well. A good quality knife keeps a sharp edge, also.
Sonny
On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:50:29 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
>from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
>
>I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>
>Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
>work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>
>Any ideas.
>
>Thanks.
Thanks for the ideas. I will try some of them.
On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:57:07 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>I think I have see guys doing sculpture work on big logs using a right
>angle grinder and some sort of blade but looked at Lowe's today and
>they have nothing like that.
Fits 4" or 4-1/2" grinder with 5/8" arbor:
http://www.harborfreight.com/22-tooth-carving-disc-7697.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HTtfthXLtc
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
> from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
>
> I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>
> Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
> work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>
> Any ideas.
>
> Thanks.
Something like this would do the job
http://www.arbortechusa.com/view/woodworking/trade-blade/
or an arbortech Pro-4 perhaps.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:
> I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
> from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
>
> I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>
> Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
> work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>
> Any ideas.
>
> Thanks.
I've turned a couple hundred bowls from green wood, and if the bark
isn't loose enough to peel off by hand, I turn it off. It's much quicker
and easier. It takes a lot less energy to sharpen a gouge than to get
the bark off. You might want to get David Ellsworth's video on his
signature gouge. He uses the gouge in a different way, that removes the
bark and shapes the bowl easier than the older methods
< snips >
>
>I think I have seen guys doing sculpture work on big logs using a right
>angle grinder and some sort of blade ...
>Thanks for the replies.
>
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=43424&cat=1,130,43409
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wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
This is kind of low-tech, but how about using a bark spud and just peeling
it off by hand?
(a bark spud is kind of like a great big wood chisel with a long handle -
you push it down the log peeling up the bark)
Tom
In article <[email protected]>
"tdacon" <[email protected]> writes:
>wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>
>This is kind of low-tech, but how about using a bark spud and just peeling
>it off by hand?
Another common method is to use a hatchet.
It probably depends on the size and shape of the piece.
>(a bark spud is kind of like a great big wood chisel with a long handle -
>you push it down the log peeling up the bark)
>
>Tom
>
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"Lew Hodgett" <
> wrote in message wrote:
>
>>I am doing some turning as a beginner and find
>>that removing the bark
>>from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool
>>dulling.
>>
>>I am looking for a way of removing bark on a
>>green blank.
>>
>>Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some
>>sort of blade would
>>work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>>
>>Any ideas.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> The following works on fiberglass, it would be
> my first stab at it.
>
> A 4" Dia, Milwaukee right angle sander/grinder
> equipped with
> a sanding disc attachment.
>
> Remove the guard.
>
> 4" Dia, 24 grit x 7/8" ID sanding discs.
>
> Don't waste your time with anything but
> Milwaukee.
Metabo, best there is!
>
> I burned out everybody but Milwaukee.
>
> Go to a good industrial hardware, definitely not
> a Lowes or HD item.
>
> I bought discs in lots of 60 to get a price.
>
> Wear a sanding mask.
>
> Lew
>
>
>
Draw Knife
john
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
Any ideas.
Thanks.
On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:50:29 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
>from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
>
>I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>
>Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
>work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>
>Any ideas.
>
>Thanks.
I tried a hatchet once and also a wide chisel. Neither of which worked
well. Actually the chisel had to be driven thru the boundary of the
bark and wood.
I think I have see guys doing sculpture work on big logs using a right
angle grinder and some sort of blade but looked at Lowe's today and
they have nothing like that.
Time to do some Googling I guess.
Thaanks for the replies.
On 10/21/2014 11:17 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> I am doing some turning as a beginner and find that removing the bark
>>from a bowl blank to be time consuming and tool dulling.
>>
>> I am looking for a way of removing bark on a green blank.
>>
>> Am wondering if a right angle grinder with some sort of blade would
>> work but I can't find the right kind of blade.
>>
>> Any ideas.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> The following works on fiberglass, it would be my first stab at it.
>
> A 4" Dia, Milwaukee right angle sander/grinder equipped with
> a sanding disc attachment.
>
> Remove the guard.
>
> 4" Dia, 24 grit x 7/8" ID sanding discs.
>
> Don't waste your time with anything but Milwaukee.
>
> I burned out everybody but Milwaukee.
>
> Go to a good industrial hardware, definitely not a Lowes or HD item.
>
> I bought discs in lots of 60 to get a price.
>
> Wear a sanding mask.
>
> Lew
>
>
>
And isn't the way - from the top down to skin it off.
Lots of people start from the bottom and go up. Guess they figured
the cut off area was to start from.
Martin