hey all.
i was working on another shaving brush last night out of yew and when sanding it, i just cannot get it to cooperate. The high points coming out of the grooves always end up whiter (more sanded, less sanded? can't tell which) than the rest of the wood... if you can imagine what i'm talking about? And the scratch marks are really bad, from the early grits and hard to wipe clean when sanding longitudinally or using the next finer grit. i even tried slowing the lathe WAY down to 500 RPM, that didn't help and i also tried starting with 80 grit, that didn't help either...
can anyone offer any sanding tips to make this come out more even??
thanks everyone!
i was working on another shaving brush last night out of yew and when sanding it, i just cannot get it to cooperate. The high points coming out of the grooves always end up whiter (more sanded, less sanded? can't tell which) than the rest of the wood... if you can imagine what i'm talking about? And the scratch marks are really bad, from the early grits and hard to wipe clean when sanding longitudinally or using the next finer grit. i even tried slowing the lathe WAY down to 500 RPM, that didn't help and i also tried starting with 80 grit, that didn't help either...
can anyone offer any sanding tips to make this come out more even??
thanks everyone!