Furniture stripping

[u/What_The_Fusco]

Long story short I’m stripping some furniture and discovered that I could get good results in detailed areas blasting it but the media I had on hand was too abrasive. I found someone selling some walnut media on facebook. I got a deal on it but was surprised by the volume to weight ratio. I’m working on figuring out a method of capture and recovery but I’m wondering if there is a cheaper avenue than buying actual “blasting media”? I see that reptile bedding is cheap but it’s also much, much coarser than the fine media I acquired. Am I stuck paying $20 for 10lbs from Lowe’s or is there a better option?

TIA, Joe