Hi all, I'm coming to the finishing part of a rail that I'm currently working on and would like some input on cleaning the scale off. The rail is getting a beeswax, linseed oil finish over forgework. Does anybody have a preference between wire brushing the scale off versus having the piece sandblasted. I'm a little bit behind on this project due to my chair refinishing fiasco and the sandblasting would obviously save me some time. I'm assuming the finish coloring would be much more uniform over the sandblasting and more varied with the burnishing, correct? Would it look less "handmade" with the sandblasting? I don't want to sacrifice the final look just to save a few days.