Debarking Logs Pressure Washer

I can debark a 24 x 8 log completely covered in mud in about five minutes.

Debarking logs pressure washer.

I find drawknife is the easiest. Small scale a good stiff steel brush helps. Many people who use a pressure washer for debarking recommend using a 3 000 psi pressure washer but you don t necessarily have to opt for that much power. Try to find a place away from the mill to do your pressure washing.

Pressure washers are good wash things out not into wood too much pressure wrong angle. Some people use a high pressure washer to blast everything off but its slow leaves a fuzzy finish and is messy wet work. Do obvious dirt first. This has the advantage of also removing some of the slippery residue that might be left after the bark has been peeled.

Tip 1 either wet the bark before. In this video i demonstrate what i feel is the easiest method for debarking stripping cedar logs using only a putty knife. That s a worst case scenario. You only have to brush on the cut.

To strip the last tricky pieces of bark from a log some people have found a powerful pressure washer to be a helpful tool. I keep logs out of the dirt skidding transporting. First on a husqvarna 353 an in between of the 350 and the 455. I have used it on two saws.

I bought a log wizard about 6 months ago and i love it. The bark on some of the fir is 2 or 3 thick so if the logs are going to sit around for a while for i saw them i run one or two splits down the lenght of the tree with a chain saw. I have a very powerful pressure washer but for me it make to much mess so i just use and axe or spud when the logs are real dirty.