Hi there,
I have a query about end grain and sanding in bowl turning.
When I come to sand the bowl, often the end grain areas look worse after sanding than before.
To give a specific example, with the aid of the attached pics; pic 1 shows the inside immediately after a ‘finishing’ cut. You may well say that I should get a smoother cut here but for the sake of the query let’s say this is the best I’m going to get for this stage.
Pic 2 shows the area after sanding to 400 grit and it’s become a grey mess with little detail. Pic 3 is after applying some sealer. The end result is not worth all the effort on the rest of the bowl.
Here are my thoughts on overcoming this: apart from getting a better ‘grain supported’ finishing cut in the first place perhaps I should use Abranet sanding pads and not regular sandpaper?
I will be removing the sealer on the lathe and trying again with some hopefully better techniques.
Thanks
![Pic 1.JPG Pic 1.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93911-c58db6f71240584da044839c0499a7c5.jpg)
![Pic 2.JPG Pic 2.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93912-1338e4a9dc41c8eaeefe990b5c57f79c.jpg)
![Pic 3.JPG Pic 3.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93913-c5291a0dc1b0ac5a93a1b272bef939fc.jpg)
I have a query about end grain and sanding in bowl turning.
When I come to sand the bowl, often the end grain areas look worse after sanding than before.
To give a specific example, with the aid of the attached pics; pic 1 shows the inside immediately after a ‘finishing’ cut. You may well say that I should get a smoother cut here but for the sake of the query let’s say this is the best I’m going to get for this stage.
Pic 2 shows the area after sanding to 400 grit and it’s become a grey mess with little detail. Pic 3 is after applying some sealer. The end result is not worth all the effort on the rest of the bowl.
Here are my thoughts on overcoming this: apart from getting a better ‘grain supported’ finishing cut in the first place perhaps I should use Abranet sanding pads and not regular sandpaper?
I will be removing the sealer on the lathe and trying again with some hopefully better techniques.
Thanks
![Pic 1.JPG Pic 1.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93911-c58db6f71240584da044839c0499a7c5.jpg)
![Pic 2.JPG Pic 2.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93912-1338e4a9dc41c8eaeefe990b5c57f79c.jpg)
![Pic 3.JPG Pic 3.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93913-c5291a0dc1b0ac5a93a1b272bef939fc.jpg)