Eddie Ormerod
12-20-2009, 4:53 PM
I am finishing a desk for my office. After all of my projects I always think I am sanding to much and always want to get better at the finishing process.
I went to a woodworking show and saw a finishing seminar. He said any sanding below 100 grit is not used for finishing. It's used for wood removal.
So on a desk that I built, I used 80 grit to get rid of the glue spots. Then I used the process that I was taught from the seminar: Use 100 grit, 150, 180, 220. He said to raise the wood by squirting water on the wood from a bottle. Then I used a 320 grit. Sanding only a stroke or 2. On the grain he recommended to double the grit used on the flat surfaces. 320 on the flat and 600 on the end grain. Color matched very well.
Anyway after rambling on, what is your normal process? Am I sanding to much? Oh, and I am doing 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of water based poly on red oak to complete my desk.
Eddie
I went to a woodworking show and saw a finishing seminar. He said any sanding below 100 grit is not used for finishing. It's used for wood removal.
So on a desk that I built, I used 80 grit to get rid of the glue spots. Then I used the process that I was taught from the seminar: Use 100 grit, 150, 180, 220. He said to raise the wood by squirting water on the wood from a bottle. Then I used a 320 grit. Sanding only a stroke or 2. On the grain he recommended to double the grit used on the flat surfaces. 320 on the flat and 600 on the end grain. Color matched very well.
Anyway after rambling on, what is your normal process? Am I sanding to much? Oh, and I am doing 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of water based poly on red oak to complete my desk.
Eddie