Slab De Barking

I’ve never done it myself, but I seem to remember somewhere seeing a guy do it with an angle grinder with a wire brush wheel on it.

-- "Never measure......cut as many times as necessary." - PeteMoss

Look at this months Fine Woodworking, article on flattening slabs Nakashima-style….they recommend an stiff polymer brush wheel as a drill attachment.

-- Jim, North Vancouver, BC

Have ya got a draw knife and a cabinet scraper? Is the bark somewhat loose?
Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

Elm usually comes off fairly easy. (although I’ve never tried kiln dried elm). I usually use a stiff putty knife, draw knife, screw driver, or wonder bar depending on what works. I’ve tried the wire brush, if you don’t mind the textured finish it leaves.

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I use a draw knife or putty knife to lift the bark off. I follow with sandpaper wrapped around a sanding sponge. The Flex Cut draw knife is fantastic for this task.

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