What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on the
table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces, and due to
the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two surfaces. I have
removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of walnut that I will end up
staining. I am not going to be turning this, just leaving the block in it's
present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.

--
Paul O.

"Paul" writes:
What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on the
table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces, and due to
the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two surfaces. I have
removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of walnut that I will end up
staining. I am not going to be turning this, just leaving the block in it's
present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.


Scrape it off with a card scraper.

scott

I assume this is too short and has too little thickness
to do a couple of light passes through a planer. In
that case do what Lew suggested, refreezing as
necessary, but use a card scraper, or cabinet scraper,
to do it.

Deb


Paul wrote:

What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim
cut the edges on the
table saw, now I need to get it off the top and
bottom surfaces, and due
to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting
those two surfaces. I
have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block
of walnut that I will
end up staining. I am not going to be turning this,
just leaving the block
in it's present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral
spirits? Thanks.

The block measures 3 1/2" X 6" X 2". I don't have any scrapers, unless you
want to count the 12" metal scale I was using after I used the putty knife
on it. I do have some old Stanley planes that I've sharpened the blades on.
Might see if I can get down a little further with one of those so I can sand
it. But then I'm not an expert at using planes either.

--
Paul O.
"Dr. Deb" wrote in message
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I assume this is too short and has too little thickness
to do a couple of light passes through a planer. In
that case do what Lew suggested, refreezing as
necessary, but use a card scraper, or cabinet scraper,
to do it.

Deb


Paul wrote:

What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim
cut the edges on the
table saw, now I need to get it off the top and
bottom surfaces, and due
to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting
those two surfaces. I
have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block
of walnut that I will
end up staining. I am not going to be turning this,
just leaving the block
in it's present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral
spirits? Thanks.

On Apr 25, 5:20*pm, (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
"Paul" writes:
What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on the
table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces, and due to
the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two surfaces. I have
removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of walnut that I will end up
staining. I am not going to be turning this, just leaving the block in it's
present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.

Scrape it off with a card scraper.

scott

Fast, and it takes less solvent to clean the wax from a scraper
than from a wooden blank.

On Apr 25, 5:56*pm, "Paul" wrote:

The block measures 3 1/2" X 6" X 2". I don't have any scrapers, unless you
want to count the 12" metal scale I was using after I used the putty knife
on it. I do have some old Stanley planes that I've sharpened the blades on.

In article , Paul
wrote:

I don't have any scrapers, unless you
want to count the 12" metal scale I was using after I used the putty knife
on it.

Do you also have a file and a screwdriver shaft? Make a scraper. It's
not rocket science.

Hey, I got it. Used one of my Stanleys on it, then sanded, sanded, and
sanded. Talk about doing it the hard way. When I get ready for a finish on
it, I'll be back :-) Thanks.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:15:21 -0700, "Paul" wrote:



Hey, I got it. Used one of my Stanleys on it, then sanded, sanded, and
sanded. Talk about doing it the hard way. When I get ready for a finish on
it, I'll be back :-) Thanks.

Before finishing any wood, I usually take a cloth with lacquer thinner
on it to rub down every square inch of wood, just to make sure there
is nothing on the wood, including my greasy fingerprints.
Regular mineral spirits works well, too, but I like LT better.

--
Age is always advancing, and I'm pretty sure it's up to no good.
--Harry Dresden

--
Paul O.
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:15:21 -0700, "Paul" wrote:



Hey, I got it. Used one of my Stanleys on it, then sanded, sanded, and
sanded. Talk about doing it the hard way. When I get ready for a finish on
it, I'll be back :-) Thanks.

Before finishing any wood, I usually take a cloth with lacquer thinner
on it to rub down every square inch of wood, just to make sure there
is nothing on the wood, including my greasy fingerprints.
Regular mineral spirits works well, too, but I like LT better.

--
Age is always advancing, and I'm pretty sure it's up to no good.
--Harry Dresden

Ok, thanks for the tip.

Paul