On 22 Dec 2005 23:48:55 -0800, wrote:

Stephen Dawson wrote:

It will be messy but you could also get it sand blasted. One of my customers
is having this done to oak beams.

This is an effective way to round off all the details, ruin mouldings
and expose worm holing in beams. Not recommended.

NT

Thtas why we used calcium carbonate. Not sand

It did etch, but that merely made the beams look older -

I agree, on delicate carvings, its a nono,but on flat old paneling, it will
work.