Wood inlay's dust in pores

[Gwatson50]

Hi: in the process of sanding a light heavily pored blank in which I cut a Celtic knot in black veneer, the black dust became lodged in the pores of the lighter wood, turning it a sad grey. Any ideas how I might clean this up?

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[Mortalis]

As long as you haven't applied a finish, you should be able to use compressed air. You could try some tack cloth but better of the waxy residue

 

[jttheclockman]

Never sand when mixing woods of light and dark colors. Learn to use the skew. You might be able to save it with a light skew work. Always can build back up with additional coats of CA.

 

[KenV]

Contamination can also come from the metal of the bushings migrating during sanding into the pores of light colored wood.

Nice segmented work!!!

Seal and build a finish before sanding.

Shear scraping or negative rake scraping without metal bushings often works.

I have never been able to get better than about 60-75% removal of contamination with compressed air.

 

[More4dan]

Would using a sand and sealer help fill the pores before sanding?


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[Gwatson50]

Thanks to all... I'll try each of these ideas. George


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