LRod wrote:

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:42:49 -0700, Steve knight
wrote:



I believe he is saying that this particular grade of paper is only available
in rough grits. To get into more common finer woodworking grits you have to
move to another grade/style of paper.


I meant that the paper is pretty aggressive it makes for fast sanding.
but it tends to leave deeper scratches then the same grit in other
papers. so on the finer grits like 220 and 320 you will get a better
look if you fish with a more standard paper then these.

I wonder if that's related to the new grading system that's coming
into vogue. I think Charlie Self wrote about it in a recent FWW
article (or was it Woodshop News?).

Don't know the answer specifically to your question of whether these are
CAMI or FEPA-graded but there was a sidebar on the grading systems in
FWW not too long ago. (Also don't recall if it was Charlie's or not)
but the (old system) CAMI grades are increasingly coarser as compared to
the same FEPA numeric value as one goes finer beyond 220. This could
well be the difference.

OK, I got curious--and lucky--the right issue was still laying around.
FWW #176 (April '05). The article was by Mark Schofield. I don't see
Woodshop News so can't say whether they had something as well.