snowman
27th January 2004, 11:36 PM
I have read David Sorg's article in the latest Fine Woodworking. I have a couple of questions that people may know the answer to, about differences in products available in the US compared to here.
First of all I assume that when he talks about varnish, he means polyurethane?
He describes a process of sanding the final coat to 2000 grit sandpaper, then rubbing out the finish using pumice followed by rottenstone. I know that U-beaut sell tripoli powder. How does that compare/relate to pumice and rottenstone? Would you sand to a higher grit before using tripoli powder?
Also are the grades of sandpaper grit the same between the US and here? I'm curious as to why they always refer to grits 180, 220 and 320 in the FWW magazine - 240 grit is readily available here while I have never seen a 220. I'm sure that it would make no difference but it made me curious as to whether their 320 is the same as ours.
First of all I assume that when he talks about varnish, he means polyurethane?
He describes a process of sanding the final coat to 2000 grit sandpaper, then rubbing out the finish using pumice followed by rottenstone. I know that U-beaut sell tripoli powder. How does that compare/relate to pumice and rottenstone? Would you sand to a higher grit before using tripoli powder?
Also are the grades of sandpaper grit the same between the US and here? I'm curious as to why they always refer to grits 180, 220 and 320 in the FWW magazine - 240 grit is readily available here while I have never seen a 220. I'm sure that it would make no difference but it made me curious as to whether their 320 is the same as ours.