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Sanding Shearwater hybrid deck
I'm ready to start sanding the stripped deck on my hybrid. Do most builders make a fairing board to help or can a random orbital sander and hand sanding do the work? A few small areas I will touch up with the block plane. Does the fairing board make enough difference to make one and learn to use it?
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RE: Sanding Shearwater hybrid deck
I made a fairing board out of a piece of scrap 1/4 plywood and and some cheap wooden knobs from Home Depot. I also used all the above methods. I'm pretty happy with the outcome.
RE: Sanding Shearwater hybrid deck
» Submitted by PAG - Fri, 3/26/10 » 11:34 AM
On mine, I took off all the high spots with a block plane, cutting on a diagonal so I crossed several strips with each stroke. I then went to the orbital sander. It turned out quite good, however, if you want a finish with absolutely no dips, one that feels like those strips are really one uniform piece, then I think a fairing board is necessary.
Work on it with the sander and see how it looks and feels. If you want in smoother then go with the board.
Paul G