All sharp corners SHOW dings/dents/etc more visibly than rounded/eased
edges, soft woods MORE than harder woods, but they ALL will show the
dings/dents of life MORE when you have a sharp edge to look at

Sharp corners vs rounded/eased corners, with the same IMPACT over the
same AREA in the same wood species will deform/ding the SAME. With
harder woods, the depth of the ding/dent will be less than in softer
speacies, but for all but the most gentle bump will ding/dent when
struck

John

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:10:03 -0700, s wrote:

On 18 Jul 2005 14:04:43 -0700, "foggytown" wrote:

When working with a soft wood is it always a good idea to ease the
exterior corners just a bit?

I'm always worried that sharp corners will bruise, dent, splinter more
easily than rounded (even if only slightly) corners. I doubt you can
apply enough coats of poly to make any difference. But sometimes I'd
like a sharp corner for the looks alone.

FoggyTown


for crisp corners that will look good down the road a bit use
something harder. of light colored woods, hard maple looks nice with
crisp corners....