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Summary: Used wood can get dirty and form splinters. Learn how to clean wood for a lamp with wire brushing in this free video on home decor and lighting.
Michael is a musician, artist, and woodworker in Austin, TX. He has been designing and building furniture for 25 years. He received his training in restoration at the nationally...read more
"O.k., the next fun part here is going to take a, we're going to take a wire brush on the end of a drill, and clean a bunch of the dirt and loose wood, and just general junk off this board. I want to caution you about handling this wood, it's real brittle, it's got a lot of splinters, and it's cedar wood, so these, these splinters really sting if they get caught under your skin. You could wear gloves if you want, I'm not going to do that, but be careful, don't ever run your hand up and down this. You know, you just want to touch it every now and then. So, here we go, this is a little wire brush. Oh, I forgot, your eye protection. That's just a basic idea of what you need to do, you need to do this all the way down on this board, and on all the lumber that you're going to use. Go ahead and wire brush it first."