A testament to this site's wealth of knowledge

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At 240 I change my sanding method. From then onwards I will do 1 grit from edge to spine until all the previous scratch lines are gone. Then I go to the next grit and go from heel to toe until all previous scratch lines are gone.

I read this site at LEAST once a day and hardly post because I am usually trying to go back in time and soak up old knowledge. Today, I decided to re-read the hand sanding guide. Even if I re-read old posts or wiki entries, it never fails that I realize something that I missed before.

I always end up with a pretty finish, but upon inspection, it looks like a very scratchy mirror. I ALWAYS miss stray lines caused by earlier grits. Then, I just caught this little gem of advice. I can't wait to get home to start on my next project: a massively heavy 6/8ths Frederick Reynolds wedge. I think that advice will really turn polishing around for me.