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   lwj2 | Mar 21, 2005 03:36am | #1

   Light cuts with your scrapers should leave a surface better than 80 grit.

   I don't usually finish beyond 320, I don't like the feel. YMMV.

   Depending on how your blank is cut, crossgrain and endgrain are pretty much inevitable. If it's flatsawn and used length wise, you'll get long grain on the sides, endgrain on the centre. If it's used crosswise, you'll get long grain on two sides and the centre, endgrain on two sides.

   Stool seats are a good example of a blank that's used crosswise.

   Leon Jester

   
   

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   Edited 3/20/2005 8:40 pm ET by Leon Jester

   
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   tad | Mar 21, 2005 04:00am | #2

   thanks for the feedback...maybe my scrapers are not sharp enough...i found that i was still left with some rough areas even after scraping...although in the most recent case...i moved on to sanding because i was worried about thickness...didn't want to go too thin before sanding

   food for thought

   tadTad

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   KeithNewton | Mar 21, 2005 04:03am | #3

   Tad, I guess I am not following your question. If you are turning a bowl, yes you will have some end-grain, and no amount of sanding will change that to something else. Are you getting tear-out that is requiring the extra sanding?
   What kind of wood are you using?
   If you are just starting out, I would suggest that you start with green even-textured woods like cherry, maple or boxelder.:

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   tad | Mar 21, 2005 12:16pm | #4

   thanks..i was just responding to jester's point that my scrapers should get my bowls to better than 80 grit...perhaps he was not including the rough spots caused by end grain.   they do require a lots of sanding...i start with 80 and work up...i am working with soft maple, but do all kinds of woods including cherry etcTad