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Best tool to sand complex rounded over plywood edge?

Hello, NC Woodworkers! First post here. I routinely need to smoothe rounded over edges on very complex shapes cut out of 3/4" and 1.5" hardwood ply. I have been hand sanding using foam blocks but this has been extremely tedious and not that successful. Then I tried hand sanding with a strip...
- asteude
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- Apr 24, 2011
- belt complex complex shape edge plywood power tool rounded sand sander sanding slack belt slack belt sander tool
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- Forum: Power Tools and Their Use
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- cpowell
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- Aug 30, 2009
- frame profile rounded
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- Album: Walnut DR Table
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- cpowell
- Media item
- Aug 30, 2009
- frame profile rounded
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- Album: Walnut DR Table
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Arched Walnut Dining Table...Completed...pics at end of thread

I have finally finished the rough out of the arched dining table frame. LOML found a pic and I dropped it into Sketchup. Took me a while to find the thick walnut then took even longer to sort out curves, dimensions, radii, etc. Joinery is M&T, except top rail table cross supports are cross...
- cpowell
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- Aug 14, 2009
- arched base dining edge end frame glued rounded smoothed table tablebase tablecompletedpics tableoval tableupdated thread top walnut
- Replies: 62
- Forum: General Woodworking
Mortises - Square or rounded corners?

I generally make mortises on the drill press and then square up the corners with a chisel. It seems easier to round off the tenons rather than chopping out the mortice. Is there any reason the prefer one method over the other? pete
- PeteM
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- Mar 10, 2006
- corners mortises rounded square
- Replies: 7
- Forum: General Woodworking