. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AXD METHODS OF WORK 35 true in many cases ; but there are certain kinds of work where sandpaper, if properly used, is allowable. Fii:. 47. The Screw-Driver It must always be kej^t in mind that a surface which has been sandpapered has become " gritty," the fine sand has come off and is more or less imbedded in the wood. Consequently sandpapering must not be done until all tool work has been finished, as the grit will take the edge off the best tool, and the finer the edge the more C[uickly will it be ruined. Again, a
. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AXD METHODS OF WORK 35 true in many cases ; but there are certain kinds of work where sandpaper, if properly used, is allowable. Fii:. 47. The Screw-Driver It must always be kej^t in mind that a surface which has been sandpapered has become " gritty," the fine sand has come off and is more or less imbedded in the wood. Consequently sandpapering must not be done until all tool work has been finished, as the grit will take the edge off the best tool, and the finer the edge the more C[uickly will it be ruined. Again, a sandpapered surface is alwaj's a scratched surface, and the finest of scratched sur- faces cannot compare with the perfectly smooth, satiny sur- face produced by a sharp plane. However, there are many places where neither the plane nor spokeshave can be used, and here it is allowable to use sand- paper after the tool work has been carried as far as .^ TT ^ Fig. 48. An Exercise involring tlie Use of Sandpaper. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Foster, Edwin W. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn & company
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