HOW TO TREAT WOOD YOURSELF | Protecting it against ROT

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This is how we treat our own wood on the homestead! We discuss a wood preserving technique called shou Sugi ban that we use all around our homestead. We cut down some trees that we will be using to make a 20 foot tall tower to support our new Starlink satellite. We show you the hand tools and ways of using those tools so that you can try this method yourself on the projects you may be working on. We get questions on why we burned the wood all the time and we really hope this video helps you.
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@peterlynchchannel Месяц назад

5:30 The bevel's in the details. Got it.

@johnvalencia7488 7 дней назад

Man, that is a lot of work to preserve your timbers. Guess you can say that it is a life time project. Beautiful workmanship. 👍

@OutpostReview 7 дней назад

I don’t even actually think about the work involved. It’s just a lot of fun doing it.

@jvon4475 2 года назад

Appreciate all the tips. Thank you, Richard.

@billkersey8749 2 года назад

Thanks for the live show. It was fun. Also love the informational video today. Would love to see more!!!

@philnorthernhorizon9869 2 года назад

Another awesome video Richard. You always make my day special. God bless you all.

@brianwright3499 2 года назад

Always inspired by you and your projects. Hope smokey feels better. Looking forward to seeing you and the kids .

@olddawgdreaming5715 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing with us Richard, enjoyed the wood preserving method you shared with us. Stay safe, Fred.

@markhudspeth8503 2 года назад

Watched this morning, great chat tonight! Good night.

@susanthornton5371 2 года назад

We enjoy both channels so much and look forward each and every video. Thanks for all your hard work!

@rodplath9777 2 года назад

Loved the live feed on SMO tonight...Looking forward to seeing progress of the sat tower

@clarencesmith9882 2 года назад

Short and sweet. Very helpful information. I bought that Australian timber oil after watching you use it last year. Good stuff- I love it! Thanks for sharing that with us. 🪵🌲🐔🌺🌻🤗

@DFthepolarbear 7 месяцев назад

This video was calming. The birds in the background and watching the wood work. Peeling the bark reminded me of peeling a potato also satisfying 😄

@OutpostReview 7 месяцев назад

You can hear the birds in most of my videos and I do an off a lot of peeling bark that’s for sure. We’re glad you enjoyed the video and hope you have a great weekend

@reggieswanson3234 2 года назад

Great show just commenting for the drawing for the drill Thank You

@judithwright5084 2 года назад

Love you channels. Keep them coming. ❤️

@carolinafirewood 2 года назад

Good information, Thanks!

@sarahbaniissa76 4 месяца назад

Thank you for these informative tips! much appreciated

@dalebraun9919 2 года назад

I like how you explained how treated your wood. Easy and cheaper. Keep up the good videos.

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

HEY DALE! You were the first winner for the Milwaukee 2401 Screwdriver. Please email us at Smokymountainoutpost@gmail.com

@mscharylee 2 года назад

Thanks Richard. I want to make some raised bed gardens with legs, but I was worried about them rotting from the ground moisture. I will use this method on the base of each leg.

@jchihat 2 года назад

Enjoy both channels 😃

@charlieaustin2818 2 года назад

Looking forward to the tower build.

@Curmudgeon1 2 года назад

Good morning Richard, you've done your homework. Your wood preservation will work a lot better and last longer than what is commericaly available ie; pressure treated. Thanks for sharing this. Be well.

@irenel.m.3238 2 года назад

Great video and very informative 👍

@brianw1441 2 года назад

Always enjoy your content.

@bryansmith246 2 года назад

Like the content. Keep up the good work! More Smokey!

@pablogil7132 2 дня назад

Great Video! Thanks.

@OutpostReview 2 дня назад

Very welcome

@ronw9848 2 года назад

Enjoy watching this channel!!!

@billaiken2269 2 года назад

Love the videos love the drills

@liawatson5789 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing ❤

@DanKlein_1 2 года назад

been watching your live feed and came back to catch this. can't wait to see how you build the satellite tower and if you build it like the old step post.

@MrRDJEEP 2 года назад

I'm double watching, just for good measure haha. Enjoy PS: Great live.

@chamandorarwanda12 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the valuable info and tips

@OutpostReview 4 месяца назад

My pleasure!

@ronniekeates3349 5 месяцев назад

Id love to see updates on how the posts are doing year after year

@OutpostReview 4 месяца назад

I’ll be checking on him and if I can remember I’ll try to let people know

@richardbrace7998 2 года назад

Would not let me comment on the live video. I would love to see some of the bloopers and thank you for the jokes Jennifer. Real glad Smokey is better.

@jcmdaf 2 года назад

Good work

@commercialconcepts2198 2 года назад

Fantastic video, very inspiring

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

that's super kind of you to say that!

@gloriabutler4734 2 года назад

This video was very helpful love all your videos

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

Thank You Gloria

@samsulfaro5109 2 года назад

Great way to preserve wood in the ground

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

thanks Sam!

@debluetailfly 24 дня назад

Just subbed. After years of watching youtub, I still keep finding channels I never knew about, even though I have done many searches for subjects I am interested in. You have built some nice projects.

@OutpostReview 24 дня назад

Welcome aboard! Be sure and check out our main channel Smoky Mountain Outpost. That’s where we do all of our building.

@nandingpanelo 3 месяца назад

Thanks

@josesantana3244 11 дней назад

Great stuff thanks for the videos 👍

@OutpostReview 10 дней назад

Your welcome and hope you have a nice week

@k.d.8924 2 года назад

If possible you should strip the sap wood from the section of the log that will be in the ground. The heart wood is far more rot resistant.

@jerrybailey6584 2 года назад

Thanks that was a good information.

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

Thank you for the kind words Jerry!

@adamhurst8305 7 месяцев назад

Love this video thankyou ❤

@OutpostReview 7 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@DeeDeecampbellmusic 11 месяцев назад

Great video !!

@OutpostReview 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@Varnathin 8 месяцев назад

Oh hey, those yard dogs you use are something I've been looking into making in my forge! They're also called "holdfasts," if you didn't know that already. You can make them to slot into hardy/pritchel holes in anvils, workbench holes, really anywhere that you have a surface where you need material securely held down. Might be one of my first projects once I get my anvil in place - I'm actually watching this video because I have an oak log to mount it to, I just need to treat the thing now that I've stripped the bark off of it.

@OutpostReview 8 месяцев назад

You’re absolutely right they are called holdfast. They work very well on just about everything. We hope that you enjoyed The video and have many more related to that same subject with all of the buildings we have built here on the Homestead.

@MrMichaeldsullivan 2 года назад

I always wondered about what side to use on a drawknife. I guess burning is better than diesel and motor oil in the old days.

@floridaprepper598 Год назад

I have been taught by quite a few old timers on building log cabins The bevel on your draw knife goes up you can still angle the knife to take off the amounts of material you want bubble facing down will dig into the wood

@OutpostReview Год назад

Thanks for the comment. Although others may use it in that manner, I would have to say that all of the buildings here at the homestead were debarked by hand with the drawknife bevel facing downward because it is much easier. I have tried it both ways and have been self taught having done it all alone.

@critical-thought 2 года назад

Nice video. How do you make framing timber oil?

@franks4973 Месяц назад

Nice, it also helps make the wood fire retardant. I would also spray with boric acid (borax and water) after flame treating.

@MissionaryForMexico Год назад

Also the bottom of hole dump about two pounds of river bed gravel rock, that will help drain water free.

@dannyjackson5132 2 года назад

Good morning SMO making a green house with the plastic pallets I'd a great idea I've seen fence built out of the wooden ones and covered with stucco God bless and stay safe and healthy

@dannyjackson5132 2 года назад

Is instead of I'd

@tomas5650 Год назад

Is this for a post and beam / roundwood timberframe structure? How do you back fill the hole you bury this in? Gravel? Concrete?

@madsxaeaii9373 11 месяцев назад

Lol 🎉carpenter 💪 look what I did🎉sorry jealous ty for tips

@OutpostReview 11 месяцев назад

😂

@randolphroark1463 2 года назад

I like using a mixture of oils.

@robhi3518 9 месяцев назад

Great mate, I am about to build shelter here in the bush in Australia. I will basically put the beams straight onto the fire and roll it over, at least that's the idea. Cheers and keep it up. 🎉

@OutpostReview 9 месяцев назад

Now your cooking!! Lol

@empress7222 4 месяца назад

First video I have watched of yours and am here to stay, thank you very much for this information. Can this be done to teak logs?

@scottloftin1730 3 месяца назад

Can you mill Pine logs into lets say 6x6 square boards while they are freshly cut amd stack them for a log cabin wall? Then use something like a spray on Thompson's water seal to prevent rotting? Thanks!

@Saul_T_Knutz Месяц назад

I do bevel side up. Never seen anyone do it your way. Whatever works! Helps that your posts are cedar to start with in terms of rot resistance. I wish we had it where I live!

@OutpostReview Месяц назад

Just an observation, if you hold the bell side down, you can actually Otate the knife up and down about 30°. If you hold it bevel up, there’s no way to really rotate the blade down to be able to pull out of the wood if that makes sense. But like you said, whatever works. We appreciate the comment and the view and hope you enjoy other videos that we have.

@charlesmerritt4403 2 года назад

I started using the same timber oil you use and I love the stuff...so thanks for showing it to me!

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

You are welcome!

@fionntanmacb 24 дня назад

very helpful info, thank you for your concise nobs clear presentation. I like your curvy posts on your cabin. I got some on my cabin... however i did put a concrete tile roof on mine and sometimes when i look at the posts because their curvy i dont know if theyre bending/fatiqued or not!!

@OutpostReview 24 дня назад

They can fool you that’s for sure. I like mine too because it’s one of a kind and no one else has one like it.

@larrygf 2 года назад

That was I informative thanks

@donwilkins9771 2 года назад

I’ve been told to use oil and diesel fuel because of the difference kinds of termites here in Florida

@elhuertodechale 2 года назад

Hello friends of Outpost review. I hope to be one of the winners of Patrick's gift. God bless you all. Greetings.

@nathanbowersox1234 3 месяца назад

Did my whole timber frame on my house and brushed it off and oiled. I did notice on some of my porch timbers if you don’t get oil on quickly the sun, wind and rain will remove the burnt layer in months compared to years with the oil. If you can oil Spring and Fall it will last longer. I have also done touch ups with a small torch and it worked great where my children beat up my timbers in the home. For fence posts into the ground I have seen people drill 45 degree angles with 1” bits half way into the material accessible above ground and fill with oil and plug. Supposedly if you refill annually it will preserve the material to prevent rot. Would love to hear if it has worked for anyone.

@OutpostReview 3 месяца назад

Your cabin sounds wonderful. I don’t think there’s any better look than Brentwood because it makes the grain just jump out and the oil I think probably is better for the wood than stain is. Regardless of what you use, you have to maintain it so putting some on at different intervals, just helps to prolong the life of the material. I kinda like the idea about drilling. The holes never tried that never even heard of it before, but it may be something that I Incorporate up here. Thanks for the comment. Have a great week.

@rwest6389 27 дней назад

Amen..🔥⚒️🍀

@slowfinger2 Месяц назад

Can mix used oil and diesel 50/50. Farmers say that makes fence posts last 80 years. Diesel carries the oil into the wood and when it dries it polymerizes the wood. Very water resistant. I use it over the burn as well. Get a nice walnut brown. The older the oil, the darker the stain, up to black. Used transmission oil gives redder tones. Super easy to slop on fresh coats every few years. It doesn't kill plants, and when it's dry in a couple of days, it's inert. I soaked my sawhorse leg bottoms in it and they've sat on the ground for 5 years. The bottom is still hard. Not a speck of decay.

@OutpostReview 27 дней назад

Cool. We used diesel fuel on trailer boards to make them last longer when I was a kid.

@rickyroten2410 2 года назад

Do you use only cedar?

@donwilkins9771 2 года назад

Now I live in Florida so cedar I don’t see or get any of that , but now pine I’ve got a ton of that from 10 ft to 40 ft logs and got any suggestions about treating that

@patriotbarber7282 9 месяцев назад

I'd be interest to know about pine, as well

@maximizer1346 Год назад

I enjoyed the teaching and respect your ambition, what wood is best to use when treating wood? 1st 2nd 3rd tree categories please?

@OutpostReview Год назад

Locust I believe is best. The Oak family would be my next choice, then Hickory. Hickory can be hard to work with because of its properties.

@trevscott93 Год назад

Bevel down with the draw knife? I’ve never tried bevel down

@couchyrick6300 6 месяцев назад

Long story short set it on fire but not too on fire 🎉 youve treated your 🪓 wood

@user-wv9lx3wl9c 3 месяца назад

I know this video is old but I had some red pine milled and want to use it to make a 300 feet of board walk, will this procedure work for me. Mostly just for the decking? Thanks

@OutpostReview 3 месяца назад

It will not hurt any project. It will definitely help.

@windyventure 2 месяца назад

I'm trying to turn a small section of my crate and Myrtle into an indoor cat tree! I wish I wasn't the first but can't find any info on preserving their wood start to finish but hopefully this works!

@OutpostReview 2 месяца назад

It should help. Remove all bark to wood.

@MrRDJEEP 2 года назад

👍👊

@ZombiePilot420 Год назад

Where did you get that draw knife? I've been looking for a good one, but they are hard to find except from the internet. And I find it quite hard to judge build and material quality through a screen

@OutpostReview Год назад

I did order it from Amazon. It was around $35. So no loss if it wasn’t as expected

@antoniiocaluso1071 28 дней назад

a shovel or two of gravel in the posthole helps keep the post bottom dry. nice video! sub'd/liked.

@OutpostReview 27 дней назад

You’re absolutely correct about two inches is what I usually do.

@user-fx7oc4vd8w 5 месяцев назад

I'm building a fence and have a lot of cedar wood, the logs i have are anywhere from 5"-1" diameter if I do this how long would you expect those post to last? If i just sharpen an end and drive it into the ground bark and all, how long do you think that would last? trying to make the most out of the entire property and bring the fences out to the property line to give the animals as much space as possible and some woodland area, hoping they'll get some more food from that and also eat up all the aggressive underbrush growing in there.

@OutpostReview 4 месяца назад

You need to treat them. If you burn the bottom black and add some roofing cement or another word tar, I’m assuming they’ll go 10, 15 or maybe 20 years. They will rock quick if you just drive them in the ground and may only last a couple.

@robertkazimoto1477 10 месяцев назад

Hello,I like this from Tanzania, can you apply the same method on grivellia tree poles?

@OutpostReview 10 месяцев назад

Hello, the silky oak grevillea tree is a good wood to use since it is mediums density and often used for furniture and window sills since it resists rot

@sarahborealis8680 Год назад

Where do you get the bench vise dog? I only see regular vices!

@OutpostReview Год назад

We ordered it from Amazon. Workbench hold fast

@jamesgill5517 2 года назад

Does this technique work with pine??? I know cedar is more rot resistant than pine for sure.

@historygradstu Месяц назад

Peel the bark off of the pine, you can burn it if you like, ground contact area, or simply paint it with tar

@lefty1024 29 дней назад

Have used as-halt emulsion for decades, thanks

@OutpostReview 27 дней назад

It works great

@schretien8714 2 дня назад

Where can one buy that product?

@alexfilippidis 2 месяца назад

Do you let it dry before using it and for how long? thnx for the vid

@OutpostReview 2 месяца назад

I pretty much just use mine as I go. It seems to have work so far.

@TheShift_OfEnergy Месяц назад

SIR, how many liters or gallons of oil do you use for one log? at what wood humidity you oil / and build? And what finish do you use at the end? Thank you.

@OutpostReview Месяц назад

One gallon could do several. Mostly 6 months drying or straight from the woods. Cabot Australian Timber Oil

@dodgygoose3054 9 месяцев назад

Do have a link for that bench dog vice, I'm in Australia and there really hard to get a hold of??????

@OutpostReview 9 месяцев назад

Look on Amazon or the equivalent. That’s where these came from

@cchemmes-seeseeart3948 7 дней назад

charred (esp for below ground portion) or timber frame oil. Good to know. Thanks. Just wondering exactly what oil you use for 'timber frame oil.' Your own mix? or a ready mix? Is it toxic? Could I use it for sculpture pieces? What would you recommend for wood used on indoor sculpture pieces?

@OutpostReview 7 дней назад

I use charred plus roofing cement (tar) on bottom and Cabot Timber Oil for the rest.

@josefreck1103 2 года назад

🙋‍♂️😊🤗

@justinmichaelfilms Год назад

What kind of timber oil do you use? Also, I don't have any access to cedar on my property, but I do have shagbark hickory, and hophornbeam. Do you think these types of hardwoods would be worth using with this method for some deck posts? Or would they rot out too fast in comparison to the cedar.

@OutpostReview Год назад

If your hornbeam is the “ironwood” that some call, yes it’s used because of its properties as well as the hickory. I would use them

@justinmichaelfilms Год назад

@@OutpostReview wow very fast reply! I've been working on my little homestead the last 4 years! So glad I found your channel, I'm trying to do everything myself (the right way, & typically the old fashioned way seems to be the best way) and your channel is full of great information! Thank you!

@malerielindsey8816 11 месяцев назад

Can you do this with pine?

@OutpostReview 11 месяцев назад

I do it with mine.

@richardshumate7257 2 года назад

Can you do the same process on popular trees as you do on cedar? Enjoyed watching Richard.

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

Yes!

@richardshumate7257 2 года назад

@@OutpostReview Just wondering, because here at my property I have a lot and I mean a lot of popular tree’s. Thanks Richard. You and your family mean a lot to me. Hope you have a blessed day.

@OutpostReview 2 года назад

@@richardshumate7257 HEY Richard! You were the second winner for the Milwaukee 2401 Screwdriver. Please email us at smokymountainoutpost@gmail.com

@KayleighHooda 6 месяцев назад

Hi just have a question for u what is the tool called when shaving off bark on tree?

@TheChrisbetts12345 Месяц назад

The tool is called a draw knife, hope that helps

@Ccb516lira 3 месяца назад

Man this is freshly cuted wood?

@td3365 Год назад

Are those cedars? Not a lot of bugs like those right?

@OutpostReview Год назад

Yes they are and you are correct

@otpyrcralphpierre1742 Месяц назад

Does this also work on Pine trees?

@OutpostReview Месяц назад

Yes

@brixttonscrazyadventures8497 Год назад

What do u do after you burn it

@OutpostReview Год назад

I thought I showed or mentioned the “Australian Timber Oil” by Cabot.

@gwp1ohio 9 месяцев назад

Im considering using red pine as i have quite a bit of it... a little worried about it rotting

@OutpostReview 9 месяцев назад

I think that if you burn it then treat it with oil then I would use creosote tar putting it thick wherever you’re going in the ground. Hopefully there won’t be any earth it would make contact through that thick tar.

@gwp1ohio 9 месяцев назад

@@OutpostReview I am willing to try, I love the look of it. Thanks

@jessicag630 3 месяца назад

3:25 Won't green wood crack with burning? How do you deal with green log cracking and insects eating it?

@OutpostReview 3 месяца назад

I generally don’t worry about the cracking too much because even the seasoned material will crack. Most post and beam or timber frame structures you can go in and see the checking in the wood. If I had the ability to let the material dry, it would be better. Some people coat the end of the logs. Once they’re cut, they stack them let them lay for a couple of years and go back and cut them. When you cut the ends of the logs with a sealant, it allows the log to drive from the inside out, naturally, instead of drawing from the ends Inward which helps to cause the cracking. All in all most of the material that I have cut hasn’t cracked too bad. As far as the insects go, I have to use a pest control like everybody else for bugs on a semi annual basis.

@DeeDeecampbellmusic 11 месяцев назад

How many years would structures like this last ?

@OutpostReview 11 месяцев назад

I’m hoping ten at least. Will try and maintain it like any other building.

@davidsosna5913 11 месяцев назад

Sorry, it wasn't clear to me at the end there. Do you put preservation oil on the burned part going into the ground or is that not recommended because it will trap any moisture in? From the video I think that you are only oiling the exposed part, but wasn't sure if oiling the underground part will increase protection, or just the opposite. Thank you.

@OutpostReview 11 месяцев назад

I don’t think it would hurt anything to put it on the bottom I actually had gravels down in the hole to hold the log up off the ground I did not paint any ends. This last time I went ahead and used creosote as well on the burned portion just to give it some added longevity

@davidsosna5913 11 месяцев назад

@@OutpostReview isn’t Creosote Toxic? For some reason, maybe made up in my own head, I thought you were looking for non-toxic solutions.

@OutpostReview 11 месяцев назад

It’s not going to hurt where I put it. It is far from anything. And, don’t believe I mentioned anything about not looking for it. I also wrapped the post in roofing paper against the roofing cement. Check out the video I did “Building a Crazy Crooked Post & Beam Carport on our “Smoky Mountain Outpost” channel. It was a few months back. You can see the process I am using currently.

@DFthepolarbear 7 месяцев назад

I bet that smells good when you did the burning.

@OutpostReview 7 месяцев назад

Just like a big campfire, LOL