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0 pointsgorgoiler5y ago0 comments

I was going for the hard sell — don’t spoil it!

It’s not all hand work though. Power sanders and finishing sanders exist. We poo-pooed random orbital sanders in the 90s but modern ones are much better.

You can fine tune the dimensions of material almost like one would with a belt sander, as well as use them to finish a surface.

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saalweachter5y ago

Even with power tools, sanding a large piece (eg, a bookshelf or a desk) can be a long, slow and dusty process.

(The first time I did a large project I just hit it quickly with some 120 grit sandpaper, and it was fine but as time goes on I spend more and more time using more and more grits of sandpaper, and that delicious smooth you get is almost addictive.)

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