tl;dr - Finished my first pen and I'm not sure why I have small scratches.
So last night after 3 attempts (I'm a bit of a perfectionist) I turned my first pen. Or at least got to an acceptable state.
The only problem is that there are small scratches in the finish/wood that when you look closely you can see. My guess is that I messed something up while sanding so I'm curious as if others have run into this problem and what they have done to resolve it.
Some where along this path I ended up with small scratches on the wood going in the same direction as the lathe would have been turning.
So, my thinking is that it was caused by the sand paper but i'm unsure of how likely this is. I'm using cheap sandpaper and dry sanding if that makes a difference. I try to keep the sandpaper moving at all times and was clearing the dust off the paper every couple of seconds..
Any ideas?
Appreciate any responses!
Thanks,
Matt
So last night after 3 attempts (I'm a bit of a perfectionist) I turned my first pen. Or at least got to an acceptable state.
The only problem is that there are small scratches in the finish/wood that when you look closely you can see. My guess is that I messed something up while sanding so I'm curious as if others have run into this problem and what they have done to resolve it.
- I sanded 220 and 500 grit (I ran out of my higher grit paper)
- Followed by 20 coats of thin CA glue
- Then a light sanding to smooth out the glue.
- Then buffed it out
Some where along this path I ended up with small scratches on the wood going in the same direction as the lathe would have been turning.
So, my thinking is that it was caused by the sand paper but i'm unsure of how likely this is. I'm using cheap sandpaper and dry sanding if that makes a difference. I try to keep the sandpaper moving at all times and was clearing the dust off the paper every couple of seconds..
Any ideas?
Appreciate any responses!
Thanks,
Matt
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