You kind folks have endured my novice meanderings so far. Here's another.= =20
I have recently discovered that the veneer thickness on plywood these days = is somewhere between the Planck distance and a human hair's breadth. So, ho= w do you sand it?=20
I was taught to move up through at least 3 grits, both in school and by my = Dad. But in both cases there was only solid wood involved, and back then ev= en the ply had thicker veneer. So what grit should I start with now? I'm us= ing some 1/4" Birch ply for some panel doors. Do I skip the coarser stuff e= ntirely? I'd be machine sanding it with an old 1/3 sheet orbital sander.=20
[As an aside, I did buy a cabinet scraper. I don't think I've gotten the ha= ng of either honing it or using it yet. Even if it is an appropriate tool f= or ply (and I'm guessing it isn't), in my hands the results probably wouldn= 't be pretty.]Greg Guarino