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  • 7 Tips for Better Drum Sanding

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, November 4, 2009
    If you hate sanding (and who doesn’t?), a drum sander can be a godsend. Just feed in your boards, or even completed doors and other projects, and out they come, perfectly sanded, flat and smooth. And for a modern cabinetmaker looking for speed,...

  • Super Sandpaper

    by American Woodworker Editors     Tuesday, September 15, 2009
    Whenever I was sanding by hand, the sandpaper would roll or slide in my hands, eventually tearing and turning into small, useless scraps. I tried folding it every which way until I finally solved the problem with a little spray adhesive. Now I cut a sheet...

  • Sanding Guard for Inside Corners

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, September 2, 2009
    Sanding inside corners used to leave nasty buzz marks from my sander banging into the adjacent face. I still haven’t tamed my sander, but now I get buzz-free results by protecting the adjacent face with a painter’s edging guide. It costs less...

  • Duct-Taped Sanding Block

    by American Woodworker Editors     Tuesday, August 18, 2009
    by John Vasi Sometimes I prefer to sand by hand using a rubber block. This method gives me a better feel for the work than using a random-orbit sander does. Blocks like mine have been around for many years, but I believe I’ve made an improvement...

  • Sandpaper Saver

    by American Woodworker Editors     Tuesday, August 18, 2009
    by Chip Harding Sanding between coats of polyurethane is tough on sandpaper. And I make it tougher, because I never wait the recommended 72 hours before recoating. But if the finish isn’t bone-dry, the paper is likely to gum up. When my sandpaper...

  • Toggle Clamp Sanding Block

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, August 12, 2009
    I made this quick-release sanding block from four pieces of 1/2-in. -thick birch plywood. The top three pieces are glued together. Wrap a quarter sheet of sandpaper around the bottom piece and slip on the top assembly. The toggle clamp (www.rockler.com...

  • Dual-Grit Disc Sanding

    by AW-Editor     Thursday, January 29, 2009
    My disc sander is indispensable for both quick wood removal and final smoothing. I got tired of changing and wasting discs every time I needed a different grit, though, so I made one disc out of two. To make the dual-grit disc, I lay two 12-in. discs...
 

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