Took me 5 years to realize I was over-sanding my face frames

I used to hit every face frame with 220 grit after assembly till a old timer walked by my bench in Lansing and said I was burning through material for nothing. He showed me that 150 grit with the grain is all you need if your jointer is set right, and the finish actually looks better without those micro scratches. Anybody else learn a basic trick way later than they should have?

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patp7929d ago

150 is my sweet spot too. I spent years chasing a glass smooth finish with 220 before realizing I was just sanding the life out of the wood and making everything look dull. Now I stop at 150 and hit it with a tack cloth before finish.

sandragonzalez29d ago

sanding the life out of the wood"... you sure it's not just in your head?