tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post4565778975523472838..comments2024-02-23T11:03:30.852-05:00Comments on Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff): Cherry Passamaquoddy Guide - Part 1Murathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-58079877787235663942014-12-30T17:25:56.580-05:002014-12-30T17:25:56.580-05:00Anonymous - Thanks for the burnishing tips! Have s...Anonymous - Thanks for the burnishing tips! Have some scrap burlap that I've been wondering what to do with. I'll also try the white sanding pads you mentioned. Murathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-22281708491585091082014-12-30T16:47:09.749-05:002014-12-30T16:47:09.749-05:00If you want the ultimate in "smooth" bur...If you want the ultimate in "smooth" burnish the wood with some sort of cloth. Burlap and flannel work well. Barring having any of those materials you can go to lowes or some other hardware/bigbox store and in the sandpaper and finishing isle you should find white sanding pads around the scotchbrite products that are just amazing. Now these white pads have no sanding qualities like the maroon scotchbrite pads so with fast and high pressure sanding like action you will end up with a smooth, shiny and burnished surface. Combine this with the raising of the grain procedure and you are going to experience the ultimate in buttery smoothness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-242768420701645872010-11-30T20:33:05.978-05:002010-11-30T20:33:05.978-05:00Hi Benjamin. Wetting the wood, allowing the wood f...Hi Benjamin. Wetting the wood, allowing the wood fibers to rise, and then sanding gives you a much smoother finish; otherwise the roughened surface can cause blistering for something with heavy hand use like a paddle. Some folks do multiple wet dry cycles until the grain stops raising and sand between, but for cherry, I've found that a single wetting and sanding is sufficient to give the whole thing a smooth surface.Murathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-73454472270475265662010-11-29T17:20:38.914-05:002010-11-29T17:20:38.914-05:00Just curious what the purpose of wetting the wood ...Just curious what the purpose of wetting the wood to raise the grain is. Does that help it absorb the finish better or something?Benjaminhttp://scribblingsfromtheshack.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com