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Ed,

Sounds like a good plan! I haven't used pastes enough recently to really be any good with them.

Maple sounds like a good alternative, balsa is so soft.

:) I was probably thinking of prescribed . . .

It probably depends on the grit your using. Leather would generally be the proscribed choice. Balsa is probably better when you get up to the 3-6 micron grit. The grit sits deeper in the grain. ...