lunker,

I was faced with a similiar situation recently. What I did was to CAREFULLY cut off most of the epoxy with a single edged razor blade. I slid it down the blank holding the blade so that it would NOT cut into the blank in any way. After I got just about all of the epoxy and thread off, I took some VERY fine sand paper and gave it a VERY VERY VERY light sanding in the areas of the former guides. I sanded only to slightly scuff the finish so that my next coat of epoxy would hold much better to the blank and thus hold my thread more secure.

Thats all there really is to it. Just make ABSOLUTELY sure that you do not cut into the blank! Be slow and careful and you should be all right.

Sincerely,
Reg