Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk to Art Share🎨@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI made a chessboard to practice marquetryfeddit.ukexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkI made a chessboard to practice marquetryfeddit.ukBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk to Art Share🎨@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareYoiksAndAway@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoHow do you sand and finish with the grain going in different directions?
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoJust keep your sandpaper clean. Going with the grain sanding is just to help hide if you drag a little, but there’s no requirement for it. Light hand, smooth strokes, change paper often, clean surface often
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThat’s what I did. It works okay. The idea was never perfection, this is my first foray into woodworking of any kind.
How do you sand and finish with the grain going in different directions?
Just keep your sandpaper clean. Going with the grain sanding is just to help hide if you drag a little, but there’s no requirement for it. Light hand, smooth strokes, change paper often, clean surface often
That’s what I did. It works okay. The idea was never perfection, this is my first foray into woodworking of any kind.