High pressure bark spud.

[Dave Shepard]

I started to peel some of the white pine floor joists today for one of my projects and found I needed a better system than a draw knife. The draw knife worked well on the outer bark, but not on the slippery inner bark. I had heard of using a pressure washer in the past, and I just noticed another topic just now, coincidentally. The pressure washer would just lift the edge of the bark, but not remove it completely, so I welded a small piece of 1/8"x2" stock on the nozzle and bent it into a slight curve. This pries up the bark allowing the nozzle to keep lifting more bark. It works really well, and removes all the inner bark. I can't seem to load photos from my phone, so I'll have to load them later.

[Jim_Rogers]

Can't wait to see this invention.....

[jander3]

Dave,

Would like to know if this leaves the pressure wash look or keeps it closer to drawknife.  I have pressure washed the bark and inner bark off logs before; however, I didn't like the look sort of smooth, fuzzy look.

[Dave Shepard]

 Finally figured out how to load from my phone. It's a simple modification, but saves a ton if time. The finish is very smooth, no fuzz.