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Hello everyone,

I am currently working on a project which involves the pictured piece of driftwood. So far I have been cleaning the wood manually with sand paper, but this is quite slow and exhausting. What type of (preferably consumer grade) tools can I use to speed up the process?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

scraping, and not sanding, is the trick. You use the sandpaper to finish.

don't use your favorite knife. Knots and sand and any other debris pushed from the side chips the edge. A cheap and blunt knife can be enough.

good luck

ps: please post a photo when you finish the project.