Nilapuu?

[Toby Allen]

Has any one got any info about Nilapuu (I think its spelt right).

Steaming wood then taking the bark off with a jet washer, to fix the tannins into the pole to act as a natural preservative.

Has anyone seen it done on a commercial scale in the woods, and what is the set up/ equiptment like?

Is it as effective as tanalising, which woods work best(I've heard birch is good) and how exactly does it work??

I'd be greatful for any information or pictures please.

[greyman]

Hello Toby - always into something new eh?

Well I'd never heard of Nilapuu but have scurfed about and found some links. The first one has a brief description of what it is:

http://www.grampusheritage.co.uk/UHH%20European-%20Ireland.htm

This second one is part of a report but seems to cover several types of wood:

http://www.ivalsa.cnr.it/euris/english/10/10.pdf

And if you want a bit of light bedtime reading I also found this Maual (Handbook!) - 222 pages! All on wood chippings (and in Italian)

http://www.ivalsa.cnr.it/Files/Manuale-Handbook.pdf

(English translation at the bottom of each page)

Last link:

http://www.yepat.uni-greifswald.de/yepat/fileadmin/Results/LIFE/Ecologically_sound_tourism_in_Rokua/Technical_final_report_b.pdf

Go to page 13 and there is a section on Nilapuu preservation.

All this seems to come from a process they developed in Finland - no idea when - that the European Council have shown interest in. One of the reports on the internet indicates that there is a project running in Ireland too.

If I really knew how to drive the Internet properly I'd possibly find out other stuff too.

Love and bananas,

Greyman

[Toby Allen]

Cheers Greyman,

It looks prettyer than machine peeled stuff, with the bonus of being more durable. Any one tried it?

I thought of using 2 oildrums end to end with a pipe from an old gas bottle (full of water)over a fire, but for a few stakes it'd hardly be worth it, be a fun project. Maybe a shipping container on a bigger scale. Hmmmm?