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?
What kind of cleaning are you trying to accomplish?
If you just want to remove dirt and debris, use a nylon bristle brush. If you want to remove loose splinters from the surface, use a brass wire brush. If you want to scrub the surface down to accept stain/finish without completely smoothing out the original texture, use a steel wire brush.
You can get brushes like these at any hardware store
If you do need to sand the surface smooth, consider a sanding sponge:
This will wrap around the curves and ride over the bumps and won’t tear up like sandpaper. You can also wet sand with it.
