{"id":1559,"date":"2021-09-19T07:27:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schierlyliving.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2021-09-19T07:28:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:28:09","slug":"cleaning-up-the-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schierlyliving.com\/?p=1559","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning up the Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had another friend stop by with a drawing knife to help debark the log. There is much dead material under the bark as well. He removed the bark I could not get off by hand, and gently scraped the log. I’d never seen it done before. I followed with a stiff brush to move the remaining dirt and debris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, on advice, I used a wood sanding bit on my grinder to work the branch ends down to both a reasonable depth to match the house, and to keep them nicely smooth yet fully intact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is now a fine looking log, ready to be installed. That should happen tomorrow. There is a crew coming, and I shall be there grunt for the day, but I do plan to take pictures during the repair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tree from the ranch, milled on the ranch, and helped tune on the ranch. It is a special log we are inserting to stabilize the wall. A log of friends, manual labor, and memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had another friend stop by with a drawing knife to help debark the log. There is much dead material under the bark as well. He removed the bark I could not get off by hand, and gently scraped the log. I’d never seen it done before. I followed with a stiff brush to move … <\/p>\n

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