Old timer told me I was sanding my face frames wrong for 5 years

Guy names Dave from a shop in Seattle watched me hand sand a whole kitchen and goes 'why aren't you using a cabinet scraper'. Tried his method on one door and it cut my finishing time in half, no dust cloud either. Anyone else skip scrapers way too long?

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margaret_gonzalez2522d ago

Felix_lane99, I've been a real estate agent 12 years and still disagree - sandpaper gives me better control on tight corners.

caleb26220d ago

Wait, hold on - you're saying sandpaper gives you better control on tight corners? That's wild to me because I've always found it grabs too much on the grain and makes a mess. I had a cabinet maker buddy show me how to sharpen a card scraper with a burnisher like five years back and I never looked back (seriously changed my life on face frames). The trick is getting that little burr on the edge just right, then it just peels off the wood instead of grinding it down like sandpaper does. I bet if you gave it a real shot on some scrap maple you'd see what I mean about the control thing.

felix_lane9922d ago

Took me 15 years of sanding before a job-site guy showed me the same trick. Always thought scrapers were just for old-timers, now I barely touch sandpaper on face frames.