[Woodworkers] Dirty Wood

[Steve Bigelow]

Using an old blade, the planer will stop feeding once it gets dull, which
will happen quickly.

Pressure washing is iffy. Good way to have your boards warp.

I used a 60 grit belt sander.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 12:54 PM Ron Odum via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> Amen to dead bugs! Had I thought about it at the time, I would have asked
> the Sawyer to put down a tarp.. Sawdust easier to remove than muddy-sand.😟
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 2:50 PM Clint Warren via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
>> I have a large (6 or 8”) grinder I inherited and never use, but was
>> thinking..  if you have something like that you could put a relatively
>> coarse paper or flap wheel (?) on it and quickly run over the boards
>> removing surface debris.
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>> Hopefully made that clearer than it reads.
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>> *From:* Woodworkers <woodworkers-bounces at lists.sawdusters.org> *On
>> Behalf Of *Ron Odum via Woodworkers
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2022 1:19 PM
>> *To:* woodworkers at sawdusters.org
>> *Cc:* Ron Odum <rodum233 at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* [Woodworkers] Dirty Wood
>>
>>
>>
>> The stack of red oak I bought awhile back has a large number of boards
>> that are dirty from a sandy soil.. I've brushed, vacuumed and blew off with
>> compressed air.. A time consuming task..What's the group thoughts getting
>> the boards clean?  I've considered pressure washing..Dont know what that
>> would do to moisture content.. 13.6% now.. Or.. Bushing & Vacuuming..
>> THEN..using my old planer blades, run them through. I believe this may
>> remove the crud and I can always resurface with the new blades when I use
>> them.. Hairbrained idea???
>>
>> I'm open to ideas and suggestions.
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