sanding
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Cabinet Door Sanding Shield
Protect your frame-and-panel cabinet doors from damage during sanding with this handy woodworking tip.
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Toggle Clamping Aid Makes Helpful Third Hand
A simple toggle clamp setup on his workbench helps give this reader an extra set of hands for keeping things held down and steady.
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Spending Less Time and Effort on Sanding
The author’s tips on improving your sanding technique are applicable whether you are sanding by hand or using a random orbit sander. When you use these techniques, it will be easy to see — and get rid of — your previous sanding scratches. (And you’ll know when to stop!)
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Sanding Woodturning Projects with a Lubricant
Adding wet-sanding to our arsenal can be a major benefit to our lungs. AAW’s Mike Peace explains the benefits of using lubricants when sanding turning projects.
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Repairing Sanding Belts?
The taped joints on my sanding belts seem to age and fail prematurely. Is there a special glue or tape that can fix them again?
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Cleaning Clogged Abrasives
Do you have sandpaper that’s clogged with sawdust and resin? Don’t throw it out! This reader has a simple sole-lution.
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Cleaning a Damaged Wood Floor?
Is there a way to clean just the damaged areas on a hardwood floor and then refinish them without completely resanding the whole floor?
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Re-Turning a Rough Turned Bowl Blank
You’ve done the first turning and left your green wood bowl to dry. Now it’s time to re-turn it to final shape.
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Why Did Epoxy Turn White?
Some of the epoxied areas on my live edge slab have turned white during the sanding process. What did I do wrong, and is there any fix I can try?
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Rockler Sanding Bow
Adjustable, foldable accessory accepts cloth-backed sandpaper and makes sanding curved corners and irregular shapes easier.
