Removing Burn Marks

Praising Jesus

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Mar 25, 2002, 7:42:48 AM3/25/02

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Is there a way to remove burn marks from oak besides sanding? I just
finished cutting some long thin rails that ended up with a lot of burn
marks. I'm concerned about sanding the thin sections and ruining the crisp
edges.

---Mike

Leon

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Mar 25, 2002, 9:48:14 AM3/25/02

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If the burns are minor, I use a scraper to remove the burns.

Frank Ketchum

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Mar 25, 2002, 12:51:16 PM3/25/02

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A light pass or two through a jointer if you have one works great to remove
burn marks. It will leave a nice smooth surface and it won't knock down the
edges.

Frank

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JollyMann

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Mar 25, 2002, 3:42:52 PM3/25/02

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>Is there a way to remove burn marks from oak besides sanding?

Scrape - don't sand.

Jolly

Joe Nowicki

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Mar 25, 2002, 4:33:28 PM3/25/02

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A sharp scraper can be pretty effective. Burn marks in oak tend to go
fairly deep, possible because it's such an open grain wood. It's better to
avoid creating them in the first place. Check your fence alignment.

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Kevin & Theresa Miller

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Mar 25, 2002, 7:02:45 AM3/25/02

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Slather on some mineral spirits then sand or better, scrape. That'll soften
the wood a bit, and they'll sand or scrape much easier. The mineral spirits
will evaporate off in short order...

...Kevin
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Bob

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Mar 25, 2002, 10:30:27 PM3/25/02

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Drum sander.

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Bud Man

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Mar 25, 2002, 11:40:31 PM3/25/02

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Kevin,
You may know this, if not its a great tip, for the future..
I was unaware of when I started woodworking..
That is if you rip your lumber through your table saw you should measure the
front and back of your blade agienst the fence.. The back of the blade
should be at least 1/32 to 1/16 wider, then the front.. this will allow the
wood to travel through the rip without getting burn marks... for example you
if you are ripping a piece of oak @ 3" the front of the blade to fence would
be 3" the back of the blade would be wider say 3-1/32 or 3-1/16. this
willallow the wood to travel past the blade without friction witch causes
the burn.
You know if you cut wood and the scrap piece has no burn marks then its the
what I just talked about above that causes the burn...

Also the blade you are using.. talk to a woodworking store if you not sure
what kind of blade to use.

hope this helps..
Good luck

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Leon

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Mar 26, 2002, 9:22:29 AM3/26/02

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Then how do you get rid of the tooth marks? Or the burn marks on the waste
piece?

Frank Ketchum

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Mar 26, 2002, 12:49:18 PM3/26/02

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What do you do if you need to move the rip fence to the other side of the
blade? Then the back of the blade will be 1/32" closer to the fence
probably causing kickback. Do you just never use the other side of the
fence?

thanks
Frank

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