removing wax

[Jim Colombo]

What is the best way to remove the wax coating from a wood block that is too large for my planer?

Jim

[Steve Schoene]

Naphtha is one good solvent for wax. Use plenty, and lots of cloths or paper towels.

[Richard Coers]

I'd remove it mechanically as solvent or heat will drive the wax deeper into the block. I'd suggest a paint scraper and a power hand plane. For that work a cheap Harbor Freight for $38 minus the 20% coupon will work great.

[Jim Colombo]

Richard;
what is a power hand plane

[Phil Mueller]

I’ll jump in for Richard; it’s a hand held powered planer. Here’s the one that came up on the HF site, but many tool companies make them.

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[Jacob Mac]

I would use a cabinet scraper. Unless it was a huge slab