Here's how to streamline a job that requires a lot of hand-sawing. First cut a block of scrap wood to accommodate about a third of a sheet of sandpaper. Then recycle a supermarket plastic foam tray and cut a piece the size of the block. Glue these together and wrap the sandpaper around them. You'll get a smoother surface and your sandpaper will last longer.

The purpose of a finshing sander is not to shape wood but to get it ready for a final smooth finish. Let the sander come to full speed, then set it on your work suface. Exert gentle pressure and sand in the direction or the grain. Keep the sander flush to the surface to avoid unduatoins. Make the final pass by hand in the direction of the grain.

A portable belt sander will go just about anywhere an extension cord can reach. For best results, secure your work in place. Use both hands. Start the machine off the surface of your work. At full speed, touch down with the rear of the belt first. Always sand with the grain and don't apply pressure. Let the machine do the work.

Howard Brickman has begun sanding the old growth Eastern white pine floor in the bedroom. Like the sunroom, the fine quality of the millwork from Carlisle requires only about 2 passes. The next step is the finish. Brickman is using Tung Oil from Carlisle. This will take about 4 coats to complete. Next Bob and Brickman head back to the sunroom, where they are finishing up. Before he can apply the finish, Brickman smoothes the edges of the room with a hand scraper and palm sander. Next, he runs a floor polisher over the surface and then vacuums. Brickman is using Carlisle Tung Oil here as well. He begins by applying the oil to the corners with a hand sponge then uses a roller on the rest of the floor.

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