Quote Originally Posted by ryanjewell View Post

Regarding the spine, I was kind of hoping to do this all by hand, as I'm kind of in transit right now (Chicago, currently Oklahoma City for a year, then back to Chicago in April) and have really no power tools (or space to use them) at my disposal...but maybe i need to find someone in Oklahoma City that has a buffer they would be willing to let me use...

I will definitely update this thread to completion, although there may be some sizable gaps between updates

I wish you were close too, or more precisely, I wish I was closer...because then it would be summer and I could walk to any store and by Arnott's Mint Slices any time I wanted!
PM me and I'll post you some....hehehe
I've also had success with 1200 or 2000 wet & dry when I've been too lazy to go to the workshop or there is something on TV I've wanted to watch (I do this while hand sanding) - just keep and eye on the progress