Brian Gray
Posts: 339
Joined: 2004-01-21
Location: Sandusky, OH
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Sand....
Paul Schurch taught me to use a 4 inch belt sander, but I've ruined too many projects that way....I'm not sure how he does it, but I never mastered it. The problem that I have is that I can't really control where the sander is removing material.
I own the Festool rotex random orbit sander, and it's my tool of choice to this task.
When doing marquetry and general veneering, I used to be of the mind to use as little gum tape as possible....but now, I sometimes completely cover a project with gum tape (especially marquetry).
The reason for this, is the gum tape becomes my guage as to when to stop sanding....when it's gone, stop. Before, without gum tape, it was just a guessing game....especially on the edges, where I'm prone to possibly lean over the edge if I'm not careful.
If I'm not going to sand of whatever reason, I use a putty knife. Make sure to hone it, however. Not sharp like a chisel, but not the edge that comes off the rack. I just take it to a grinder, maybe some stones, then buff. The problem with the putty knife is that you still end up with some adhesive on the project, and you need to sand to get rid of it, anyway.
Hope this helps.
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