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laust18

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Those all look great.  Most wood we use is not mono color but has areas that are different shades.  If you do not tell someone that you "over sanded" an area who's to know but you?  Personally I like it that way as rjR said it looks like cloud drift.  Thanks for sharing these with us.  We do not make mistakes... only unplanned modifications.

 

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One thing that has not been discussed here is learning how to prevent this in the first place. The trick is to sand the blank to finish grit before you apply the pattern and cut out the piece. After the piece is cut and the pattern removed, lighly touch up by hand wit the same grit you finish sanded with.

Your pieces are beautifully cut. You should be proud!

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Laust, I think that you will either have to paint it, or cut another one. I don't think stain will look right,because you will still see the error. Whereas paint will cover it, so that it will not be seen. Personally, I would just cut another one, and mark this one as a learning experience.

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Painting is your only option at this point. I am curious why you sanded the top side. Plywood is normally smooth enough to start with. If I planned to sand the top I would do so with 320 or 400 grit very lightly before I applied the pattern and cut it. Any tear out or burr from cutting should have been on the under side unless the blade was up side down in the saw.

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Painting is your only option at this point. I am curious why you sanded the top side. Plywood is normally smooth enough to start with. If I planned to sand the top I would do so with 320 or 400 grit very lightly before I applied the pattern and cut it. Any tear out or burr from cutting should have been on the under side unless the blade was up side down in the saw.

I sanded it because I'm new to scrolling and Im quickly learning what not to do....lol, I recently learned to sand the wood before i even put the pattern on, this I found works very well.

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One thing that has not been discussed here is learning how to prevent this in the first place. The trick is to sand the blank to finish grit before you apply the pattern and cut out the piece. After the piece is cut and the pattern removed, lighly touch up by hand wit the same grit you finish sanded with.

Your pieces are beautifully cut. You should be proud!

Thank you, and I took your advise on another project, about sanding the blank,, wouldn't you know that works perfectly....lol....I am quickly learning what not to do...lol thanks for the tip and kind words

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