Removing weathered timber

[tim]

I was given a big lump of burr elm when we were fishing a couple of years ago. It has sat as a large door stop inside since then. I want to clean it up and show the quality of the burr and on the flatter faces this is simple enough. However, there is also a lot of highly irregular undulating burr edge that is grey and weathered that will lose all of its appeal if sanded too much. How can I best get this back to new wood?

Cheers

Tim

 

[Jake]

I've never used one, but a sanding star disk might work? Or an impregnated nylon brush? CSM sell them.

 

[plug]

You could try a wood bleach, we use it on green oak to remove black stains. You might want to test a small piece first.