George wrote:
Since the grain meets the paper in opposite directions at either side of the
endgrain on a rotating bowl, this technique is not applicable even with hand
sanding. Also, as with flat work, where we now use orbital sanders, the

Of course it is. If you're rotating in forward, the direction the grain
lays down is dependent on that direction. It may be 'uphill' on one
side and 'downhill' on the other, but as soon as you reverse the bowl
your uphill side becomes downhill and your downhill side becomes uphill.
If you reverse a bowl, any given spot you're sanding will by
definition be sanded in the opposite direction that it was previously...

....Kevin
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Kevin Miller
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