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Woodwork 

Winter 2012-2013

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Woodworking Shop

  • 12 Tips for Faster, Smoother, Better Sanding

    by American Woodworker Editors     Wednesday, December 2, 2009
    by Eric Smith People give me strange looks when I tell them I don’t mind sanding. Yeah, it’s dusty and a bit tedious, but I enjoy watching the fine detail in the wood grain pop out as I go through the grit sequence. That silky smooth surface...

  • 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,...

  • Quick Cure for Sand-Through Woes

    by American Woodworker Editors     Tuesday, July 13, 2010
    Aaaargh! It’s so easy to sand through the finish on an edge and it always seems to happen when I’m ready for the last coat of varnish.Here’s a quick and easy fix.Grab a touch-up marker and run it along the sand through. It’ll make...

  • 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...

  • Cool Tip

    by American Woodworker Editors     Monday, March 8, 2010
    Changing the sanding sleeves on a spindle sander can be as tough as removing an old rusty bolt. Next time, try this trick: Put the drum in your freezer for 15 minutes. The cold will shrink the rubber drum and the sanding sleeve will almost fall off.

  • Fingertip Protection

    by American Woodworker Editors     Friday, January 22, 2010
    I discovered the hard way that sanding on a lathe can be hard on the fingers. Now, to protect my fingers, I cut the fingertips off a latex-dipped work glove and wear one or two of the fingertips while sanding. Not only does this protect my fingertips...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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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