I have a few driftwood 2×4’s, and I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas how to process them. Currently I’m cleaning them with a brush, but it could be nice to sand them a bit more. But if I use flat sand paper it removes the ridges, which are part of what makes them nice.
Attached are a couple of pics. One of them shows what happens when I use flat sand paper.
Does anyone have any ideas?
And would you put any treatment on them?
I think they’re from an old oyster farm and are pretty old.
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What's the goal? Why do you need to "process" them and what result do you seek?
Shou-Sugi-Ban and used as weird trim on a door?
I'm not sure what the final application will be yet. Possibly as a barrier in our outdoor shower. But I'm looking to smooth out the edges, including the edges in the ridges on the grain of the wood.
And just looking for ideas in general for how to prepare the wood (if that's a better word than "process") from people with a lot of woodworking experience.
I was also thinking about possibly putting epoxy over some and making serving trays.
Other options to try include: wire brush (by hand), wire wheel (on a drill), flap wheel attachments on a drill, nylon wheel power brushes (for drill), scotch-brite (both pads and wheels), and even sand blasting. Sand blasters can use all sorts of sand from silicon carbide to dry ice with different levels of abrasiveness. You may have to sacrifice a small piece of your stock to experimentation.
Thank you! Awesome ideas. I think I'm going to try to make a sand blaster like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6L_ArXCbYs
There's plenty of sand available where we are, in a wide range of coarseness, so this should be interesting. Really great idea, thank you. I'll post some pics once we try it.
Just a further thought, sand residue may not be desirable if you plan to work the wood later with edge tools or even saws. You might look for ground walnut shell as an air blasting medium. I see lots of options on Amazon. Good luck!
Nice. I would use "spoon budda," a mixture of 1 part beeswax and 3 parts olive oil melted together. The oil moisturizes the wood and keeps it from deteriorating and the beeswax provides a protective cover. This will also bring out the grain. Perfect for the outside shower use and moisturizes skin simultaneously. I use it on wooden utensils, knife handles, counters and as a general stain and protectant.
Extra Virgin Cold pressed ?
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