Sanding a Cylinder
George VondriskaSometimes, when turning a cylinder for your woodworking projects, you want it to be perfectly flat, but how do you accomplish that? George Vondriska shows you a foolproof sanding technique that he uses for making a cylinder flat from end to end. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.
I'm working on a rolling pin project here and as I'm ready to sand it one of the things I wanna make sure of is that I don't introduce high and low spots. Which if I simply handhold the sandpaper I might have a tendency to do. Instead, I wanna sand it in a way that lets me make sure the diameter is gonna stay consistent throughout. Very very easy technique for this. I'm gonna wrap my sandpaper around a board that's straight, hold that board on the rolling pin and sand the whole thing at one time.
As long as this edge is straight, it's gonna keep this straight, give me a nice uniform cylinder. Here's how it looks. Just a few minutes of sanding like that this will be ready for a coat of finish and I know it's perfectly straight from end to end, my pastries are gonna come out great. Hope this tip helps you.
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