Feb 062011
During the wood carving process, you will make various crevices in the wood that you are carving. As you continue to carve, small chips of wood and debris will collect in these tight spaces and sometimes can be difficult to remove. Also, while carving these tights spots, you will leave small, very loosely attached fibers of wood where the didn’t cut cleanly. A great way to clean out these small areas, is with either a stiff bristled toothbrush or a stainless steel wire brush.
If you go with a wire brush, you will need to be particular that you are using a stainless steel brush. Brushes other than stainless steel will leave black marks on the wood that will not come off, short of using sand paper or a light shave with your carving knife.