A little box and two questions about sanding.

[Mark Cothren]

Keller... they say great minds think alike. Apparently our's do, too.

[Baxter Smith]

Between bifocals and faceshields I have the same problem. When I finish sanding something at night and put the first coat of finish on, I often later regret not waiting till morning to take it outside to examine it.

[Jim Burr]

Wow!! If you get Keller and Cothern in the same post!? What ever they said and do it twice...3 times before Christmas!

[Reed Gray]

Grit progression should be 80, 120, 180, 220, 320, 400. 80 to 150 is too big of a jump. Also, when sanding spindles, you are sanding cross the grain, and especially with coarser grits you should make a few passes length wise. When going across the grain, it tends to tear more than cut. Then check for scratches. The two different scratch patterns will show you if you left any marks behind.

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[Derek Gilmer]

Sounds good guys, I appreciate the tips. I've got some more little glued up blanks I'll give it a go on tomorrow. Gotta get my skills honed up a bit. There are two large bowl blanks staring at me from the shelf waiting to be turned

[Scott Hackler]

Also keep in minds that your darker woods are going to show ANY sanding or tool marks well before your lighter woods. Remember the tip about blowing off the work between grits and like Reed said, don't skip from 80 to 150! If fact, unless you have a lot of tool marks or tear out, I would think about starting with 120 or 180. Sunlight will always show more than shop lights.

[Joe Watson]

Not sure how it will work for turning, but 'tack cloth' works pretty good on flat work for dusty pours.

Cool looking box.

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[robert baccus]

Everyone has their own opinion about sanding--here's mine. I think you should spend 60% of your efforts on 60-100 grits and 40% effort on the finer grits. I am also convinced that high rpm's scratch much less than heavy pressure. as to the dust i am guessing you may not have an air supply so--i find a good stiff nylon brush and and windex ect. does well. you can always come back and knock down any whiskering with a dose of sanding sealer and resand before finishing.----------old forester