Thanks for the link, Mark! Do you happen to know if Guido Henn (the German woodworker) has a website? Googling briefly didn't yield anything obvious.
Yes, I already incorporate his method as part of my process. Here's what I do:
1. cut out all parts with CNC router
2. pin any parts that will be double thickness together
3. first pass round over all parts on router table
4. use a drum/edge sander to make sure all the edges are perfectly flush
5. second pass round over all parts
Since the second pass just takes a sliver or two off the edge, it comes out pretty smooth (for plywood.) So, this gives me a pretty good starting point for hand sanding.
I got excited when I got a Woodcraft catalog today advertising the Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpener. It looks exactly like what I was envisioning! Except when I watched the product video online it turned out the thing is tiny! With a 1/4-1/2" belt! :rotflm: Here's the link at Northern Tool.
I also tightened the belt on my homemade hand belt sanding tool and it works a lot better. There's enough give in the belt itself to conform to the curvature pretty well.
Well, enough chit chat. Gotta go make sawdust!
Take care!
Andy
Yes, I already incorporate his method as part of my process. Here's what I do:
1. cut out all parts with CNC router
2. pin any parts that will be double thickness together
3. first pass round over all parts on router table
4. use a drum/edge sander to make sure all the edges are perfectly flush
5. second pass round over all parts
Since the second pass just takes a sliver or two off the edge, it comes out pretty smooth (for plywood.) So, this gives me a pretty good starting point for hand sanding.
I got excited when I got a Woodcraft catalog today advertising the Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpener. It looks exactly like what I was envisioning! Except when I watched the product video online it turned out the thing is tiny! With a 1/4-1/2" belt! :rotflm: Here's the link at Northern Tool.
I also tightened the belt on my homemade hand belt sanding tool and it works a lot better. There's enough give in the belt itself to conform to the curvature pretty well.
Well, enough chit chat. Gotta go make sawdust!
Take care!
Andy
