Bringing out Pigment

[Bob Spare]

Work mostly with barnwood.
Up till now most of my projects have been left natural.
Would like to change to a different method of finishing the projects. So I can bring out the Pigment in Barnwood. Some of this wood is beautiful.

So what do I need?:confused:
Planner? Have to contend with nails. Afraid would destory it and the blades. Would have to get a metal detector.

Have a jointer (6") have used this before, but lot of my cuts are bigger than 6"

Belt Sander? (3-4") Wouldnt have to worry about paper getting destroyed.

Heavy duty wire brush? Tried that, dont work that good.

["Michael Hinkel"]

I am gonna suggest a hand held metal detector to avoid tearing up what ever tool you use. A drum sander would probably be the tool of choice for cleaning up the wood because it is probably full of stuff that would harm blades.