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  1. #1
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    Default Sanding mitre joins

    Hi All,

    I have just assembled a drawers top with jarrah framing a ply centre. I mitred the jarrah How can I sand with the grain when they cross at the corners? I guess I could relax and lightly sand my way up through all the grades instead of the 80, 120,240, 400 I usually do. Or I could clamp blocks so I won't overlap onto the crossed grain. I have started sanding by hand so iI can see and hear whats happening with the wood and cricket.

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    When you have finished basic sanding, try putting your finest sand paper on your block/sanding pad and line it up along the mitre, then sand back along the grain

    Cheers,

    Chipman

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    How big are the drawers??

    Box makers sometimes use a method involving sandpaper stuck on a flat surface (like mdf) .
    They then move the surface to be sander in a circular pattern over the sandpaper.
    It works great for mitred corners on the top and bottom for boxes, so I guess its just a bigger bit of mdf, and more sandpaper.
    I currently have 4 bits of sandpaper stuck down for a larger box
    Just another 2 cents worth.

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