This is a problem I found in another of my threads - sanding lines appearing in the finished bowl. I've done some photos of the stages of sanding and finishing a scrap bit of beech, 4" x 4". By the end of it, tiny lines are still visible in spite of my best efforts! The photos look odd because I've lit them to expose any sanding lines.
These are the steps I took having started at 120 grit and worked through to 320).
320 grit on lathe:
320 by hand following grain:
400 on lathe:
40 with the grain:
I then used 600 and 1000 nyweb lightly on the lathe and then each by hand with the grain. I then applied shellac sanding sealer:
I denibbed with the 1000 nyweb:
Sanding lines had returned, so I used nyweb 1000 with the grain:
The lines seemed to have disappeared so I applied soft wax:
Some lines are back!!!
Is this just what photographers call pixel-peeping? Looking for faults and not the whole picture? Or would you expect better? Here's the final bit of wood, under normal lighting:
ANY thoughts much appreciated.
Thanks
C
These are the steps I took having started at 120 grit and worked through to 320).
320 grit on lathe:
320 by hand following grain:
400 on lathe:
40 with the grain:
I then used 600 and 1000 nyweb lightly on the lathe and then each by hand with the grain. I then applied shellac sanding sealer:
I denibbed with the 1000 nyweb:
Sanding lines had returned, so I used nyweb 1000 with the grain:
The lines seemed to have disappeared so I applied soft wax:
Some lines are back!!!
Is this just what photographers call pixel-peeping? Looking for faults and not the whole picture? Or would you expect better? Here's the final bit of wood, under normal lighting:
ANY thoughts much appreciated.
Thanks
C