still problems areas

[kaintuck]

I still can't be satisfied with those tinsy small area's around my wood carvings....I need a 'barbie' doll size belt sander!!!......when my wood grain is hard and try TO scrape, it gets 'wavy' --uneven....so what's my answer?? tiny tiny sanding blocks? :surrender:

so the qustion is....post me pictures of YOUR technique things used for your rifles.....

 

[Vaino]

Try nail sandpaper boards...they can be cut for narrow, pointed shapes. I don't use them often or for large areas, but when needed, they do the job. Mainly use scrapers made from worn Exacto blades and 220 grit paper rolled up tightly. Good luck....Fred

 

[Mike Brooks]

Fold your sand paper into corners so you can get in there. That's the way I sometimes do it when I have myself convince I just got to get into those areas and mess with them.

 

[kaintuck]

thanks guys....it just that I see smooth areas up to the carvings on other rifles....then when i look at my work so far...I always want to smooth it MORE.....somewhere along the way I need to say enuff!....it's done!...stain n go~

anyways, I have plenty emery boards.....just need to get a bucket of elbow grease!

 

[jdkerstetter]

.....somewhere along the way I need to say enuff!....it's done!...stain n go~

I suffer from the same problem....just never seems "good enough".

J.D.

 

[Paul R]

It may be that your scrapers are trying to cut too aggresively. After jointing the edge of the scraper with a file so it's square with the surfaces, use a stone or diamond hone to polish it up. Then be sure the sides are stoned or honed flat at the edge. This should leave you with 2 square & sharp corners that may cut very finely if you hold the scraper almost vertical to the surface being scraped. If you need a slightly more aggresive hook, use your burnisher to turn the edge a little with the burnisher tilted only a little from parrallel to the edge. It doesn't take much pressure to turn a small hook. Again, scrape with the scraper almost vertical. It will tell you when the angle is right by rewarding you with very thin shavings & a smooth surface.
Paul
P.S. If I haven't made this very clear, come back with questions. You may have to experiment a bit to get it just right, but it does work.

 

[ohio ramrod]

The rotary electric tooth brushs can be fitted with small "home made " sanding pads. Not P.C. but will work. Also fine sand paper glued to popsicle sticks can be cut to desired shapes and made with fine sand papers to get your choice of grits. :idunno:

 

[MSW]

why didn't I think of that?

 

[LRB]

The popsicle sticks work very well.

 

[necchi]

Nice photo's !

 

[jdkerstetter]

Nice work as always LRB.

J.D.

 

[Zonie]

Go to a wood working store. The kind that caters to people who like to build stuff out of wood.

They have small plastic Sanding Sticks that use a little belt to provide the abrasive.

Here is a link to one of hundreds of different places that sell sanding sticks;
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2000274/1744/24-Piece-Standard-Kit-Sanding-Sticks.aspx

As I say, there are a lot of places to buy these and if you put "sanding stick" into your Google or Yahoo search engine you'll have no problem finding them.

The way they work is one end of the plastic stick is spring loaded.
You put a sanding belt on the pointed end of the stick and compress the spring loaded end to allow you to slip the other end of the belt over it.

As you sand and the abrasive wears out, just pushing the spring loaded end and then sliding your thumb down a bit on the belt moves it to a new location.

They work great for getting into tiny little areas.

 

[kaintuck]

great idea's !!
I just need to get comfortable with a technique...and practice!

thank for the pictures....give me a direction!