ive never worked with reclaimed wood, so i cant really give advice, but i can tell you what i would do.
off the top of my head i would first spray it in something that would kill bugs as a matter of safety, and then take a metal detecter and look for anything in it that would damage a plane blade, if i would find something, id dig it out, and fill the hole with woodfiller if its bad enough later, next, i would clean the wood with either a planer if it would fit in one(but i dont have that so i would go to my sanders), or a good random orbit sander would help, just be even with it. id check it over good, if i see a place that might be bad, id use a tool like a screwdriver to see if it goes in easy, if it does, it may not be worth using for anything but firewood, if it offers the firmness of a new board, i would call it good. i hope that helps |
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