Minimum Sap Build up on your blade

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

A lot of talk has been about sap build up on your blade when sawing Pine.
I like to saw my Pine right when the bark is releasing from the log.
I have found by waiting to this point, I get LESS Pine sap build up on my blade if any at all using the proper lube mixture of water and Cascade.
Even though I have a de-barker, being able to pull the bark off by hand is quick and easy.

This was a nice log and the bark just fell off.


  

 

[WDH]

Timing is everything  .

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Timing is everything  .

say_what   I'm talking about PINE LOGS! 

[WoodenHead]

I have a bunch of pine logs where the bark is ready to fall off.  Unfortunately, I find squirmy little white fellows happily munching away underneath!   

[WDH]

say_what   I'm talking about PINE LOGS! 

Good.  That will keep you out of trouble  :D :D.

[drobertson]

Jumbo Pine David, I finally tried the cascade in my mix, and have to say this is working really good, no pine yet, but on the last hickory it really worked out well.  I would prefer to cut sooner than later, just to reduce the amount clean up from the fall off, seasoned pine is however very nice to work with on all accounts,  david

[Peter Drouin]

So postonlt40 is that yellow pine and does it slip and slid all over when the log is that old? With w pine the bark is like ice when you walk on it and the logs slid all over the mill the log turner sometimes won't grab the log it's filled with loose bark. The w pine here has a thick bark on it and is a pain.I try to cut it with the bark on it before it wants to come off. I never cut yellow pine it must be a lot different.

[JohnM]

 smiley_curtain_peekI wonder if a powerbox and fan would blow that bark right off? smiley_horserider

[Chuck White]

In this area, the worse logs for sap build-up come from standing dead White Pine, next for me anyway is Ash.

In the Pine, I think the main problem is that the sap is actually hardening all through the tree, rather than just going down to the roots.  With these logs, you'll need a good flow of blade lube.

[Magicman]

The great majority of my sawing is beetle killed SYP, so bark off is the normal for me.  I like it.   ;D


 
I have the helper use scrapers to knock the bark off before it reaches the sawmill to keep bark from building up underneath the sawmill.