Sanding Past 220 – How Smooth Should You Go? #woodworking #diy

It’s a given that carefully sanding a wooden surface to make it clean and smooth greatly improves the look and feel of a finish. But can you take this too far? Apparently you can. Nick performs a simple experiment that demonstrates that “oversanding” — sanding past 220# — can prevent a finish/stain/adhesive from properly penetrating and bonding with the wood.

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