>Would planeing it from 1 inch down to 3/4 without doing anythign else be ok?
If it is mold, depending on what type, you probably would NOT want to
be breathing the dust from planing those. If you really must do this,
do it outside AND get a very good-quality respirator designed for mold
remediation.
On the other hand, your blue substance could be chalk. If you're sure
it wasn't there before and just appeared at some point, it's almost
definitely some type of fungus (of which mold is one type).
Andy
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Will spraying it with bleach and water affect the quality staining
ability of the wood?
Andy wrote:
> >Would planeing it from 1 inch down to 3/4 without doing anythign else be ok?
>
> If it is mold, depending on what type, you probably would NOT want to
> be breathing the dust from planing those. If you really must do this,
> do it outside AND get a very good-quality respirator designed for mold
> remediation.
> On the other hand, your blue substance could be chalk. If you're sure
> it wasn't there before and just appeared at some point, it's almost
> definitely some type of fungus (of which mold is one type).
> Andy
stryped wrote:
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> Will spraying it with bleach and water affect the quality staining
> ability of the wood?
Chlorine bleach, which is a sodium hypochlorite decomposes to
sodium chloride and chlorine gas when it dries. Unless you use
a very strong solution there won't be much residue once the
wood is dry.
But chlorine bleach will often turn mold black, so try it on a small
area first.
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"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have some rough cut oak boards my dad got me in my garage floor. I
> noticed a blue substance on them. Some can be scratched off with a
> finger nail. Others can not. Is this mold? If it is can these boards be
> used? Will they be ok after planeing?
>
I recommend taking a sample of it to a testing lab. It could be ultra deadly
stachybotrys. It may already be too late for you... sorry.
"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have some rough cut oak boards my dad got me in my garage floor. I
> noticed a blue substance on them. Some can be scratched off with a
> finger nail. Others can not. Is this mold? If it is can these boards be
> used? Will they be ok after planeing?
>
Is there a wood working guild or club in your area that you could join?
Locutus wrote:
> "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I have some rough cut oak boards my dad got me in my garage floor. I
>>noticed a blue substance on them. Some can be scratched off with a
>>finger nail. Others can not. Is this mold? If it is can these boards be
>>used? Will they be ok after planeing?
>>
>
>
> I recommend taking a sample of it to a testing lab. It could be ultra deadly
> stachybotrys. It may already be too late for you... sorry.
>
>
ROFL. stachy is overrated :)
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Thank you,
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man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16
On 20 Feb 2006 06:05:36 -0800, "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>I have some rough cut oak boards my dad got me in my garage floor. I
>noticed a blue substance on them. Some can be scratched off with a
>finger nail. Others can not. Is this mold? If it is can these boards be
>used? Will they be ok after planeing?
If you have a microscope you might be able to tell more about the
substance. If it is mold or mildew you can scrap off most of it with
a putty knife then wipe the boards with a rag moistened with diluted
household bleach. The boards should be useable if they have not
rotted too much. It's best to store stock up off the floor.
On 20 Feb 2006 06:05:36 -0800, "stryped" <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>I have some rough cut oak boards my dad got me in my garage floor. I
>noticed a blue substance on them. Some can be scratched off with a
>finger nail. Others can not. Is this mold? If it is can these boards be
>used? Will they be ok after planeing?
I'm mostly a lurker, but I just wonder why you don't want your
posts archived? On some ngs that basically says "don't respond"
- just a step above "reply by email." When someone says DAGS,
why don't you want your posts to come up? You've asked some
good questions. You are already using a hotmail account. If
you don't want that one to stay in the archives, might I suggest
that you make another one - they are free.
Anyway, do what you want, of course -just wondering.