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Planing against the grain?
Hi all,
I am making a 24" diameter cherry globe and I need some advice. After making 18 piece segmented rings, I need to sand them flat. I don't have a planer and couldn't find anyone with one big enough. So...I've been sanding them by hand. For a better explanation (with pics) please go to: www.studio407.net/the_war_of_the_world.htm Suddenly on the fifth set of rings, I ran into a large jump in difficulty. The amount of sanding required to flatten the rings doubled, and the amount of sanding for the bevel at least doubled. My question is this: now that the rings are under 20" dia, could I plane them to make them flat without tearing out the grain? No matter how I feed the ring, the leading and trailing sides are going to be planed against the grain. I don't mind a sore back but man...now my wrists, elbows, and shoulders, and neck are hurting. Thanks much, -Mac |
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