Gretchen,

Consult the National Park Service's Conserv-o-gram series. The pamphlets can be accessed as PDFs at this site:

http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html

Section 7 seems to have something on cleaning wood.

Also try their Museum Management handbook:
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/handbook.html

Best,
Susan Kline, M.A.

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