Wood Skills Lab 3
Refining Edges, Sanding, and Finishing
Students will demonstrate the process of refining edges, sanding surfaces, and finishing wood.
Take Notes!!! We will be covering a lot of material very quickly and you will not be able to remember all of it. Even if you are familiar with a process and/ or material, each fabrication shop has its own safety procedures and ways of doing things. Our shop is no different. If done well, notes you take during the demos will provide you with an invaluable resource to use as you begin fabricating your own pieces during this class and future classes.
Demos
- Chamfer (table saw or router)
- Round-over (with router)
- Round-over (with router)
Sanding
- Sanding edges
- Sanding large surfaces
- Hand sanding
- Raising grain
-Surface prep
- Sanding large surfaces
- Hand sanding
- Raising grain
-Surface prep
Finishing
- Applying oil
- Applying wipe-on polyurethane
- Spraying polyurethane
- Applying wax
- Reapplying additional coats
- Applying wipe-on polyurethane
- Spraying polyurethane
- Applying wax
- Reapplying additional coats
Process
- Find hardwood scraps (darker wood will give you more accurate feedback
on your results)
- Chamfer one edge on one piece
- Round-over one edge on another piece
- Sand an edge and face on each
- Raise the grain, resand, and clean
- Finish one with oil
- Finish the other with wipe-on alone or wipe-on and spray poly
on your results)
- Chamfer one edge on one piece
- Round-over one edge on another piece
- Sand an edge and face on each
- Raise the grain, resand, and clean
- Finish one with oil
- Finish the other with wipe-on alone or wipe-on and spray poly
Materials
- wood scraps from the shop
- Finish that you purchase (share with peers)
- Finish that you purchase (share with peers)
Deliverables
- two boards that have an edge and face sanded and finished
