When you act woodworking more or less in primary – raw lever , you need specific equipment for some “missons” and the bark spud is one of these specific equipment tools .

The bark spud , may not be a super necessary woodworking tool that if you don’t have , you’ll have a “deadly” serious problem , but the help it provides in the first steps when you deal with raw timber , is important .

The bark spud is a woodworking primary tool , that consists of a metalic head( mostly steel ) shovel shaped , being curved only in one side and single edge beveled , sharpened in its 3 sides and steady attached to a 3/4 feet long wooden handle .

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What is the bark Used for ?

The bark spud is used to peel off and to remove the bark and to “clean” the green tree trunk and logs in their external side , leaving them clean and ready for the next wood actions and shaping .

What is the Process of debarking wood , exactly ?

After your tree’s cut , you should place it in a flat area with enough space , in order to rotate it with comfort .

Take your bark spud and start scratching the outside peel of the trunk with precision , until it’s totally clean from its peel .

For the difficult spots , use your drawknives and your smaller bark scrapers .

What is a bark Scraper ?

The bark scraper is scratcher tool , usually smaller than the bark spud that peel off and remove any bark or anything foreign attached to the outside of the tree – log trunk .

Should you Remove bark from trees ?

This depends from the “missions” and wood jobs , you want to do with your timber and how clean or not , you want your trunk – log .

If you have just cut your tree trunk and you’re in the process of natural drying , you need the peel of the tree to control the inside water evaporation .

See how you can dry your wood totally natural , HERE .

In other cases , you want a totally clean outside trunk .

What is the Easiest way to Debark a tree ?

Using the great power of water and using a pressure washer the debarking of any type of tree and bark , is way more easier than any bark spud or whatever else .

How can you Debark a tree quickly ?

If you don’t have a pressure washer , the bark spud and your drawknives are the fastest way to debark any tree trunk .

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What Machine removes bark frow , from wood ?

Thye wood log debarker does this job .

How much bark can you remove from a tree ?

You can remove the entire bark from the tree , a branch and the tree won’t have problem and then continue to your next woodworking steps to do what you want with your tree .

If you remove the bark of the tree and you leave it in this way out in the weather , you may cause serious themes ot the log , because the bark protects the inside wood , from many of the external dangers .

Should you debark wood , Before drying ?

Definetely no , if you want natural drying and you’ll leave your tree outside to dry natural and slow and not only you should leave the bark , but you should also paint the edges of the tree to slow down the water evaporation .

The inside moisture of the trunk leaves faster in the edges where you cut your tree . You need to paint these edges to slow down the evaporation , so the entire trunk dry equal and don’t have cracks .

Either you paint it with simple paint , or you use linseed oil as most of the professionals do .

What is the easiest way to debark a Branch ?

You can use your drawknives , your smaller and more easy to handle bark scrapers , your simple knives , a cabinet scraper and some chisels for the most difficult spots .

How do you Sharpen a bark spud ?

You can use your grinders , your files and always finish with a stone . You bevel should be around the 35^o angle .

The bark spud is a “hidden hero” most of the times and it’s not a “famous” woodworking tool , i suppose , but this doesn’t mean , that it’s a unworthy tool .

If you’re dealing a lot with green wood , you know its necessity and how helpful it is for the first steps of the green – primary woodworking .

Keep woodworking and never debark happiness .