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  2. Sandpaper - Wikipedia

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    Sandpaper may be "stearated" where a dry lubricant is loaded to the abrasive. Stearated papers are useful in sanding coats of finish and paint as the stearate "soap" prevents clogging and increases the useful life of the sandpaper. The harder the grit material, the easier the sanding of harder surfaces like hardwoods such as hickory, pecan, or ...

  3. Floor sanding - Wikipedia

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    For oak, maple, and ash hardwoods, It is recommended to start with 40 grit, then with each subsequent sanding pass, go up in sandpaper grit e.g. 60, 80, and finish with 100 grit. When wood floor planks are warped, cupped, or significantly uneven, it may require multiple passes. The differences in height between the boards are flattened uniformly.

  4. Wood stain - Wikipedia

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    White stain on a bare softwood or oak floor might require a final 'prep' sanding by hand with an orbital/vibrating sander with 80 or 100 grit, whereas certain hardwoods might be orbitally or hand sanded with 220 grit and higher for a darkish organic stain on furniture.

  5. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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    Macro photo of 120 grit sandpaper Macro photo of 220 grit sandpaper Macro photo of 320 grit sandpaper. Glue smears and droplets are sometimes present around the joints of furniture. They can be removed using a combination of scraping, scrubbing and sanding. [7] These approaches remove surface glue, but not the glue beneath the wood surface.

  6. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    Unseasoned wood or freshly harvested timber, usually with a high moisture content. grit The grade of particles in sandpaper or sharpening stones which determines the aggressiveness of the cut. groove A slot or channel made with the grain, usually on the end-grain in preparation for a tongue and groove joint. grooving

  7. Sander - Wikipedia

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    Wood is hand fed against the drum to achieve a flat, smooth surface. Can be used for surface sanding, edge sanding, stripping paint, cabinet doors, etc. Wide-belt sander: A large sander similar in concept to a planer, but much larger. Uses a large sanding belt head instead of a planer's shaping head, and requires air from a separate source to ...