"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
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1) The first step in sanding is the best finish cut you can make on the
piece you are turning now. Just because the last piece of wood let you get
started with 220 grit does not mean this one will not need 40. Some woods
tear or pull no matter what you do. Set the ego aside and get the job
done.
On the other hand strive to get that last great cut.
SNIP

I take the gouge to the grinder and make the last pass with a freshened edge
for purely economic reasons. A thousand sharpenings versus the time and the
paper to run a coarser grit makes it seem a bargain.

Haven't found a wood that didn't improve with a _cut_ made with a sharp
gouge. Bunch of them get torn or picked out with a scraper.