Hoosier

I am building log furniture and I like to leave the knots on the logs as much as possible but this leaves a very uneven surface to sand smooth. I am using an orbital sander with hook and loop sanding discs. I am certainly going through the discs but the real problem is the head on the sander, I have already in two beds have had to sand down the head and glue on another hook/loop piece twice. Is there a better sander for this type of work?

End Grain

Have you looked at the stainless steel "sandpaper" discs?

Here's a link to a product that may be helpful:

http://us.microplane.com/index.asp?P...TS&Category=23

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Don't force it. Use a bigger hammer.

Juniperlampguy

I use a random orbital sander also, except I use the sticky back discs. I do a tremendous amount of sanding, and usually the only issue I have is that after awhile the discs wont stick to the pad very well. Easily fixed by cleaning the pad with rubbing alcahol and a paper towel.

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Ron

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Gerry KIERNAN

If you have fairly large knots the best bet might be a belt sander, with a coarse belt to get the knots down to the level of the rest of the log. Then you could smooth with your orbital sander.

Gerry