goose_ wrote:
will the epoxy leave residue behind?
Sometimes, but I just prise as much as possible with a careful razor hand, then go to the wood. Round toothpick tip, wooden dowel (sharpened), anything with the edge of grain exposed will rub epoxy off quite well. Takes a bit of labor, but it’s the best thing I’ve found. Play with it a while, you’ll see. When it gums-up the grain, roll or switch to a cleaner plane of expose grain. Light hand is best, the back&forth does have a slight heat component. Not damaging to blanks, but does work well on the epoxy residue.
goose_ wrote:
Thanks. These replies confirm it. I’ll just get a new blank.
Good for you! In the meantime, start working on one of those GGR rods just to get your technique and chops down. Never know, you may discover a few tricks of your own in doing so.
More practice is never a bad thing.