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   JohnWW | Jan 28, 2008 05:11pm | #1

   Use a properly sharpened cabinet scraper to remove the wax. The sealer will possibly have penetrated deeply into the end grain, which is quite porous, so you may problems removing all of it unless you plane or sand off quite a bit of wood.

   John White

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   tinter | Jan 28, 2008 07:05pm | #2

   Thanks John, I guess my wood vocabulary needs improvement. I'm talking about the outer growth of the burl. I'm posting a couple of pictures to clarify. Thanks,  Chris

   
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   saschafer | Jan 28, 2008 07:13pm | #3

   Naphtha will probably remove the bulk of it, but there will undoubtedly be some left behind. I think the truth is that Anchor Seal really shouldn't be used on what is expected to be a final finished surface.

   -Steve

    

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   JohnWW | Jan 28, 2008 07:32pm | #4

   As the other poster suggested, a solvent like naphtha, which would be my first choice, worked in with a stiff brush, if needed, and wiped up with towels. No matter what you do some wax will be left behind so you shouldn't plan on a water based finish for the piece.John W.

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   integrity_woodworks | Feb 24, 2008 05:31am | #5

   Tinter

   mohawk sells a product called wax-off which may reqiure acouple aplacations but will re move all the wax

   Dan the woodbug

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   tinter | Feb 25, 2008 06:02pm | #7

   Thanks Dan, I'll give them a shout. I used a heat gun to melt it and it worked fairly well, but there is still sealer on the wood. Thanks again for the tip.  Chris

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   integrity_woodworks | Feb 26, 2008 01:54am | #9

   they also sell special straw brushs meant for cleaning out grains while stipping furniture /I beleive the ones you would need are mock &mick or hard and medium bristle .your welcome anytime hope all goes well

   the woodbug Dan

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   Hal123 | Feb 24, 2008 04:53pm | #6

   I bougjt a piece of maple and it came like that. I called Anchor Seal. They suggested waterblasting it off with warm water. Not having the setup, I took it off with a hand plane. No problem. They were quite helpfull. Give them a call.

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   tinter | Feb 25, 2008 06:05pm | #8

   Thanks for the advice Hal, I have a couple of options, but a call to Anchor seal would probably be beneficial before I get too involved. Thanks again, Chris