Thread: Bull Oak - Hairy Oak

have you tried a draw-knife? I have never tried it on hairy oak but I have used it on other logs.

Doug

Small axe / hatchet.

Originally Posted by White Cedar

Hello every one, just got my hands on a small trailer load of hairy oak they vary from 60mm to 150mm Dia x 1200mm lengths.
Is there an easy way to remove the bark hair ???the lazy way, there must be a better way to remove the bark other than on the lath
Cheers Guy

No you didn't!!!!! No photos, didn't happen

[No you didn't!!!!! No photos, didn't happen

sad but true.

To remove bark I bang the wood with the blunt nose of a claw hammer several times, all over. This tends to loosen the bark from the wood making it easy to peel off. Haven't tried this on hairy oak but have tried it on buloke (which, by the way is not the same as hairy oak).

what ive found with hairy oak the bark is dam near impossiable to get of completely and you just have to sit down with cold one and tear it of

Lucky bugger!! Good for you!!

Got a high pressure water blaster?

Thank you gentlemen in helping me with is small problem

Cheers Guy

Originally Posted by termites

what ive found with hairy oak the bark is dam near impossiable to get of completely and you just have to sit down with cold one and tear it of

I'd agree with that but I was hoping somebody had a better way

Just watch out for those big black ants that seem to always live amongst the hairy fibres on the logs I have bought, the little blighters bite

If all else fails use a sand blaster. I havent used one on hairy oak but it is great for removing bark from burls or the sides of slabs if you dont want the bark on. If you experiment you can find the right distance from the piece to hold the nozzle so that the particles have enough punch to remove the bark but not significantly damage the harder sapwood underneath.