How to remove bark from a live edge slab // walnut live edge // how to // woodworking

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Chisels: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RG2Y56/...
Draw knife: www.amazon.com/dp/B002ASAB68/...
Bosch Angle Grinder: www.amazon.com/dp/B00004SUOU/...
Kutzall Shaping Disc: www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGXX9XS/...
Bosch Random Orbital Sander: www.amazon.com/dp/B00BD5G9VA/...
Video shot with a Canon m50: www.amazon.com/dp/B0887JHLYB/...

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  • @HowIDoThingsDIY
    @HowIDoThingsDIY2 жыл бұрын

    Looks great! I'm about to do this today. Thanks for the reference!

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    absolutely!

  • @cierrateichert8349
    @cierrateichert8349 Жыл бұрын

    There is no audio for what the electric thingy is or how it does.😢

  • @calebjordan4833
    @calebjordan48333 жыл бұрын

    Nice work! Great video!

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @OakHillMillworks
    @OakHillMillworks3 жыл бұрын

    That’s so pretty! I would definitely remove bark if I ever did a live edge piece. Nice video, Ryan! I gotta learn how to do more effects like making the subscribe thing pop up and showing the Instagram handle.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I agree, I think bark looks too rustic. I’m down to talk editing if you ever want. I certainly have a lot of room for growth over here ha

  • @OakHillMillworks

    @OakHillMillworks

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff thanks bud, I appreciate that! Dropping a video & blog post combo tonight. ahhhhh

  • @jimzearfoss777
    @jimzearfoss777 Жыл бұрын

    My suggestion, if you prefer a straight clean edge like that instead of natural, is to set it up on a table saw with the blade set at about 60 deg saw it off and then sand it smooth. I am not sure why you would go to all that dirt, dust and trouble to get a uniform edge.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    Жыл бұрын

    nobody asked for your suggestion :)

  • @leonidas7281

    @leonidas7281

    9 ай бұрын

    ​​@@SawdustandStuffdefeats the entire purpose of live edge...his suggestion.

  • @Dr_Xyzt
    @Dr_Xyzt2 жыл бұрын

    I'm doing my own live edge slabs and was hoping I'd find a less dusty way of removing bark other than the wire brush on an angle grinder, but that seems to be the most effective way to deal with really difficult pieces. I use a variable speed machine at about 4000 RPM, outdoors. This is definitely a project that's messy, but worthwhile.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of the ways! Unfortunately you’re removing a lot of material so dust is almost unavoidable

  • @Dr_Xyzt

    @Dr_Xyzt

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff Yeah. Wood work is inevitably dusty, but at least the dust is more forgiving compared to composites and metals.

  • @kesselrunheroj8497

    @kesselrunheroj8497

    2 жыл бұрын

    chisel then wire brush by hand.

  • @remypaquin7224
    @remypaquin72242 жыл бұрын

    The peice I have already had most of the bark removed but unfortunately the remainder and the first layers of sap show sign or early rot...i think ( new to this) so my main concern has been how far do I remove it

  • @crescoprotivin
    @crescoprotivin2 жыл бұрын

    Removing bark before planer to help save the knives. The bark is usually full of dirt

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not a bad idea!

  • @robw95
    @robw95 Жыл бұрын

    I use my jigsaw on bevel to get rid of the bark, following the contour of the live edge..

  • @peggyarnold2628
    @peggyarnold26282 жыл бұрын

    I just watched this video. I'm new to live edge wood. I make small tables from cookies or rounds. I left the bark on them but want to start taking the bark off. so I'm working with a round surface. would you use the same tools? thanks for any input.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great question. Probably chisel or Shaping disk would be my route!

  • @aclawrence
    @aclawrence Жыл бұрын

    Ah man that shakey table is giving me anxiety lol.

  • @CrispyLink
    @CrispyLink Жыл бұрын

    What happened to the audio? I mean, I understood most of the video even without, but where did that nice relaxing shop sound go?

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    Жыл бұрын

    I have no idea! This issue just popped up recently.

  • @nicka99
    @nicka993 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tips. Looks like it’s time for you to sort that wobbly workbench 😂

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    3 жыл бұрын

    long overdue for that!

  • @kesselrunheroj8497

    @kesselrunheroj8497

    2 жыл бұрын

    that was driving me nuts!

  • @bryanluke8401
    @bryanluke84013 жыл бұрын

    Nice video dude! I need to snag a draw knife!

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude! It came from my local store, I think I paid $6 🤣

  • @Luna_Kat1983
    @Luna_Kat19832 жыл бұрын

    Should one remove bark before storing slabs to dry?

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would wait! Will be easier after it’s dried!!

  • @AmericanClass1776
    @AmericanClass17762 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any tree stump projects that you've done

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    i don't! But check out The Stump Shop on IG. I believe on YOutube as well.

  • @AmericanClass1776

    @AmericanClass1776

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff don't have instagram

  • @craigbraid6659
    @craigbraid6659 Жыл бұрын

    What kinda of disc was on grinder?

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    Жыл бұрын

    kutzall shaping disc

  • @midi510
    @midi5102 жыл бұрын

    Seems like if you aren't going to leave the natural surface of the sapwood under the bark, you'd just rip the edge off. I want to remove the bark while leaving the hopefully un touched surface beneath.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm having trouble following. "I want to remove the bark while leaving the hopefully un touched surface beneath " is exactly what I did.. not sure what you're suggesting.

  • @midi510

    @midi510

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff You affected the surface under the bark. I have an edge where half the bark is already gone naturally and I want that surface all the way, but have to remove the remaining bark. I just don't want to mar that surface.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@midi510 I got rid of the stuff that will fall off if i don't remove it lol, i suggest you do too!

  • @midi510

    @midi510

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff Yeah, it's just not an obvious, black and white line. There's a lit of grey area and I'm not sure how much grey I want to get into.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@midi510 you do you boo.

  • @ShutterMafiaStudios1
    @ShutterMafiaStudios12 жыл бұрын

    tx for your video. that table looks a little bit flimsy though. peace. i have some sick black walnut from our backyard i had slabbed up.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    2 жыл бұрын

    table is super flimsy. lol

  • @waterlilly62lori
    @waterlilly62lori4 ай бұрын

    No sound!??😮

  • @dclinks
    @dclinks3 жыл бұрын

    But it’s not live edge anymore, right?

  • @user-ed5sw9fj4t

    @user-ed5sw9fj4t

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is. I was confused about this too for a while. Live edge refers more to the natural shape of the slab than what's on the exterior. This is still live edge because it's not squared up to just be a plank. There are more extreme variations of live edge that are a rip cut of the intersection of branches (because I'm culinary trained, I think of this every time I slice broccoli). Loose bark like on walnut has to go if you want the piece to last. I've kept the bark on small pine pieces, but they're more decorative than they are functional furniture, and the pieces I used had the most stubborn bark I've ever seen. =)

  • @kesselrunheroj8497

    @kesselrunheroj8497

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-ed5sw9fj4t I would say that its not really live edged because the process he is using with the power shaper and draw knife is not just removing the bark, its also changing the shape of the edge. Ia m not saying its unattractive, but it is losing some of the natural character of the tree. You could fake a live edge using this method and it would look about the same.

  • @leefranks1626

    @leefranks1626

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kesselrunheroj8497 Yepster! Just below the bark is the so called cambium layer. just a few microns thick often. if you can retain this layer you get a true natural edge with colour contrast. so rustic style with subtle techniques and tools.

  • @echopapa5383
    @echopapa5383 Жыл бұрын

    Video needs some better editing as your sound cuts in and out.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    Жыл бұрын

    Best video ever am I right?! Cut me some slack. Still learning

  • @echopapa5383

    @echopapa5383

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff you're a braver man than I. Just got my board down to the right dryness so now I'm starting to work on it. Was hoping your video would help.

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    Жыл бұрын

    @@echopapa5383 awesome, good luck!

  • @gregc1203
    @gregc1203 Жыл бұрын

    No sound after 2:25 😬

  • @SawdustandStuff

    @SawdustandStuff

    Жыл бұрын

    yes there is

  • @gregc1203

    @gregc1203

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SawdustandStuff must be my phone then because I just tried watching again, same thing, after 2:25 it’s all mute. Oh well 😕