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Thread: ...but how do i remove the bark?
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12th November 2007, 07:16 PM #1Intermediate Member
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...but how do i remove the bark?
Hi.
I have a beautiful twisted piece of melaleuca. I want to turn it into a mantelpiece with the natural shape of the timber, but with all the bark stripped back. But the bark is very stubborn. Hard tools will damage the surface of the wood. Wire brush doesn't do anything.
I noticed that with cypress knees they boil the timber to remove the bark easily, but i'm worried that it'll damage the softer parts of the timber, and waterlog it.
Any advice? Other ideas?
Brett
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13th November 2007, 02:05 AM #3
Use a mask... if its the timber Im thinking of... use a mask... and gloves and long sleeves and long strides and well.. a mask
Im not sure but theres a timber in the Gascoyne they call "snake wood" which is a bloody brilliant timber but its bark is a mongrel to remove and beneath the outer coverin theres this fine FINE stuff that STICKS in you!... not sharp till embedded but annoying as all hell and every time you touch below the bark it whooshes upward... use a mask... experience teaches
If its not... which for your sake I hope its not... use a mask anyway... evil stuff removin bark
Boil it sounds good... but me Im a mean viscious angry ant type of fella and say GO WITH THE ANGLE GRINDER!!Believe me there IS life beyond marriage!!! Relax breathe and smile learn to laugh again from the heart so it reaches the eyes!!
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13th November 2007, 11:32 PM #4
Bark removal
Don't know about twisted melaleuca, but in the past I have had pretty fair success in first letting the timeber dry for a number of weeks until the bark starts to lift away, then I have used a draw knife - I know they come from the dark side, but like I said it has worked for me, and you can get into tight corners etc
Regards & good luck
Colin Howkins
Graceville Qld
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15th November 2007, 10:36 PM #5
peel, peel, peel it off. I've got alot of the stuff and I know how hard it is to remove the millions of layers but you've just got to stick at it.
When you reach the innermost layers you might want to use a knife to wedge under the bark
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