Thread: Unusual Question

Hmm, yeah, I had similar prob with a DO finish on a burl natural bottom bowl. I think you're stuck with tweezers.

Good luck.

I recently had to prepare a pigskin hide I got from a mate for making leather. Soaking it in lime for a few days got the hair out because the alkali eats into the acidy fats around it, but they did't pull out - just scraped off easily, so somehow the lime made the hair weaker as well. I'm not suggesting putting lime on wax but if that wax is hard and dry enough you should be able to use a razor sharp edge to cut through the lambswool. The wool may be caught up in resin or resin residue as it looks like it has hit the phloem layer of cells under the bark (how seasoned is the timber?) If that's the case some turps might work to lossen the resin up...but be careful, try a small patch first and wipe away from the centre. Turps shouldn't disturb wax... much.

Thanks guy....I am prepared to give anything a go before tweezers.....they are so fine would take me forever...

I think in the future the EEE be best left for a non burl top

EEE is not a finish by the way. Meant to be used after sanding, before finishing, as a kind of cutting polish.

The only thing I've seen for buffing nat edges is a stiff rotary brush. Lambswool and mops leave fibres as you've found.

Just a thought -

A stiff nylon nail brush or hard toothbrush for the hard to get at places. Try it dry first to see what happens, if not satisfactory then some wet medium which won't destroy your finish.

Just thinking, regards,
Bob

Or a blowtorch.

Go for the rustic look ;-}

Steel wool is useful at times - a coarse one though, like the stainless steel one used in washing up (soapless). Maybe even a single blade bic shaver.

How about a cabinet scraper ?

Kev.

go to Repco and get their 3 brush set ( they look like tooth brushes), which includes a small brass wire brush that should be just the thing

Thanks heaps I will try some of these ideas and let you know the outcome.

maybe a suade brush?..............

A blowtorch is too aggressive. A butane cigarette lighter less so. And convenient even if you don't smoke, e.g. for "cutting" nylon mason's twine without frayed ends.

Cheers,
Joe