How to use a Drawknife to Debark a pine log
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Hello how are you?
Here I do the best that I know on how to use a drawknife and also on how to sharpen. This is the first step that I need to do to prepare the pine logs for my pole barn that I am building. I hope you can see that this is very easy. Not to say that it is not work because it is. Just not as hard as I was lead to believe from some old timers. Yes I know that I could just go to the big box lumber store, but my pines need to be thinned out. I see where I have thinned back eight years ago that the trees have more then doubled in girth. So by thinning the pines and using them for something is all good to me. I hope you enjoy this little video.
Thanks
David Spiesman
You have a beautiful day, the birds chirping in the trees around you and a fine bit of work ahead you. No screaming power tools, no stinky exhaust. Just the serenade of the birds and the whisper of the draw knife over the logs. You are a rich man, indeed.
I really appreciate you making this video sir. You remind me of my father in law. He's a great man. It's been 9 years since you posted this so I hope you (and your poll barn) are doing great!
It was a pleasure to meet you David!
All the best
This was the most oddly satisfying video I have watched on youtube in a while . Just wonderful. Thank you !
Thank you very much
This is an awesome video, i can totally see myself in the middle of a forest, with the birds chirping, using handtools to create something amazing out of thinnings. This is quite inspiring!
Thank you so much.
thanks for your time on making this video.i have my grandfathers old draw knife and i am getting ready to start using it to build my smokehouse...thanks once again
Thank you sir! Getting ready to build an end table with one 10" center log & two cutting boards (top/bottom). Your video was exactly what I needed to see.
Thank you
You are one cool old dude. : )
I hope you are still doing your thing. Lord knows that manual labor is amazing for the soul. : )
Nice, simple information. Thank you!
You're living the life my friend. Keep on keeping on!
Thanks
Very well explained David, thank you !
Thank you very much
An older Backyardboyer. Thanks for sharing the video.
Should be getting my draw knife in just a bit from the delivery man. Looking forward to giving it a go on some cherry and walnut.
Thanks for sharing. I love that pine sap smell. Best darn thing.
Great video!
This was a helpful and straightforward video with a good touch of personality. I especially enjoyed your chicken coming to check things out at the end :)
Thank you very much.
thanks for the great video. you got a lot of character too!
Thank you very much
I Remember when I was a teenager and used to hear birds every morning, nowadays just truck and construction machines near
Good video which will definitely help me in the very near future debarking some logs.
Thanks
Great video! Very cool! THANK YOU!
wonderful explanation. Thank you :)
This answered all my questions about pine. Now to find a draw knife.
Thank you
Good info and video. Thank you.
Thanks ! Just about to start using one. Very helpful.
No thank you
I enjoyed your vid. Thanks man, it looks like you have a really nice spread there.
Very nice. Thank you :)
Thank you sir! Very helpful!
Tried it....works great! Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for the video
Thanks for watching!
awesome thank you sir!!
Nice video. My son says you look like Santa and that you must be a nice guy.
Nice work mate!
+Frank Hammer Thanks
+Handcraftsup I bought a Dutch Hoe this weekend & also a painter's scraper - sharpened then up and they worked a treat!
The logs I'm peeling are an Australian Eucalypt Stringybark variety, which I'm using to make hand-rails for my front steps/porch, and other spots around the house.
For smaller, shorter logs, you can start to peel the bark at one end of the cut, using the painter's scraper, and then literally peel the rest of the length of bark off the log in one go, using your hand.
For larger logs, the Dutch Hoe make's life a lot easier, as you don't need to bend down or use sawhorses.
You keep the log on the ground, and peel a section of bark off the log first,
Work that line along the length of the log,
Roll a bit, and repeat.
You can get big swathes of bark using this technique.
Useful for temporary roofing, making quick canoes, and any other time you need a big hunk of fairly flexible wood for something.
Best part of the video was at the end when the rooster comes to tell you to get back to work.
+ghostzart Thanks I agree.
Я посмотрел ваш ролик о домике для птиц. Сделаю такой у себя дома и на даче.Спасибо. Thank you.
Great
Thanks For the info Handcrafts up..
I like a longer draw knife. Seems to be less work to use. You really have to use what you like, so try both.
Your hen is gonna steal the wood
Thank you. How is your barn/workshop coming along?
It was and thank you
Great video, just wondering the make and model of that draw knife, thanks
It does not say anywhere on it that I can see. It is old.
Could you tell me the best time of the year to harvest for building, how long can I leave on the ground before pealing, should I peal right away or is there some period of time for the bark to separate after being cut, how long does it take to dry out after it is pealed, should I build when dry or still wet(still with sap), for bug protection which layers should I leave or remove (all layers to the white or leave the brownish layer on etc.)?
Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. Peace, Reese
I really do not know the correct answers to your questions. Sure do not want to tell you something and screw up your project. I know there are right times and probably depends a lot on your climate.
1st of June is what they say. Late winter or early spring. Take off the "brown" layer. A year to dry. Sheesh. It's said that a "butt and pass" system can be done with green logs. I'm impatient. Probably I'll do a version of that. Thinking of buying a " log wizard" to save time and energy.
Cut in spring and peel everything off within a week of cutting them down. Let sit and dry for around 2-3 months then cut to size and build don't want to do wet everything will shrink and cause a lot of gaps and make structure settle funny
saw one vid saying it's wise to seal the ends of the cut logs because they dry out faster than the rest of the log which can cause splits.... never done it before, but will be cutting down some dangerous trees on my land this summer.
Hello Handcraftsup,
I'm using 12' with 4" up to 12" diameter pine poles for my run in shelter for my wife's mare that's in foal.
After I debark the poles can I just set then in the ground afterwards or do they absolutely need to dry out for a period of time.
I never use gloves unless I'm running barb wire for the reason they get in my way. But if your going to debark pine take my advice and have them ready, also wear an old long sleeve shirt. Pine sap is pretty tough getting out of a hairy arm.
Thank you so much. I have been lead to believe it was harder than this video proves as well. I plan to escape the city life to build my own cabin and live there instead. I've been taking lots of notes. What size drawknife would you recommend for trees 10-14 inches in diameter?
tyomen 8 inch likely your best best
Can you do that on a big pine log that has been cut a year
Yes, you can. The bark might come off harder but can be done. But sometimes it comes off a lot easier you might get lucky.
I got 3 Antique Anvils for sell!
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How wide is the blade?
About 2 inches my blade might have been wider when it was newer, The more you sharpen as the years pass the less metal.
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Oh sorry I meant length. I'm buying one to do trees on my property (15" to 20"+) and was wondering what a good length would be.
I like my longer one and use it most. Feels better safer in my hands
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Yeah thats what I figured. Any particular brands you'd recommend?
Thanks
I do not know any brands. I bought used ones I found on eBay to save money.
Ya file just like Carl Childers.
Excuse me sir but I am 23 and I love hard work and making things from scratch and nature! But I agree my generation doesn't even know what "work" is
+TheSturmgeist 92 wow where are all the kids like you!?
Extinct
I thought it was called a draw shave
You mean like to shave Big Foot?
Handcraftsup no I've heard everyone call it a drawshave and I thought it made sense because you pull it to you and it shaves wood so I though it was a draw shave
$9 bucks a freakin post at the store..... I'll cut my own and drag em outta the woods by hand if i hafta! thats $5000 saved but say a week and a half spent, and does my entire last-resort livestock fencing posts around the perimeter.
Sounds like a smart plan
@@davidspiesman9625 it sounds smart like 99% of the time........ but when you're dragging logs and your back is cramping up and it feels like Mike Tyson just punched you in the kidneys... it sounds like a pretty shit idea lmfao. But man, it's just me and nature out there......and a chainsaw and fossil fuels and a lot of coffee lololol
Looks more like a limb to me
Yes, it does, but it was a small tree.
Those are sticks not logs.
Yes I agree but this is what I used to build with. The weight of these sticks I can manage by myself.
Handcraftsup more power to ya. I'll look at some more of your videos if you have some.
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It takes work???? Wow, I guess that pretty much eliminates anyone under 40; they have absolutel yno interest in working anymore.
i do and I despise this generations youth and I'm 29.
+Anton Bouchette 18 here and still rocking out the crosscut saw for firewood... Trying to say I am lazy? (I dont burn alot just for rec use around the place about 1-2 cords worth a year takes me about 11 hours to get 1 cord, fallen, split, and bucked up)
28 and I split wood with a maul that I forged, using tools that I forged, with coal I collect in the wild, etc. I do these things in the free time I get from my blacktopping company that I bought and have been successfully operating since 2009.
While I do agree there are a lot of lazy people out there, I'd love to see a study that would determine the ratio of lazy to non-lazy people in each generation... though I don't know how you could conduct such a study. The primary difference in our generations, in my opinion, is that we younger folk tend to be much more analytical. We like to look at processes or ideas and figure out how we can do it better, and we take pride in that, as opposed to taking pride in the amount or quantity of work. The world needs both, my man. Unfortunately, a lot of us think we're smarter than we actually are, and a lot of you think you're better at what you do than you actually are.
Nothing good would ever be viewed as good without opposition to compare it to.
Don't get stuck in your ways, view everyone as a resource, and figure out how to utilize your resources.
That's so good