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When sanding wood should you sand along the grain or across the grain?
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∙ 12y ago
You should sand along the grain because if you sand across it, the texture of the wood becomes rough and it becomes split-ends
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Is wood stronger along the grain or across the grain?
Timber is stronger across the grain than along the grain.
When sanding which way should you sand?
With the grain
What does the idiom 'go against the grain' mean?
It means to go against the majority because grain all goes the same way so if you go against it you go against the majority...hope it helped Answer The expression probably originates form the days of woodworking with primitive tools- it is easier to cut/saw wood with the grain than across it.
A ripsaw cuts against the grain or with the grain of wood?
With the grain. A cross cut saw is for across the grain. A rip saw should have bigger teeth.
What is a froe?
a froe i a tool used to split wood along the grain - 17 across in telegraph GK crossword
What is end grain and side grain?
wood grain, as at the end of a board, resulting from a cut across the grain.
What is nonisotropic?
Nonisotropic or anisotropic refers to a medium in which some characteristics depends on the direction in which the medium is studied. A very common anisotropic material is wood. It is much easier to split it along its grain than across the grain.
Cutting wood across the grain is called?
cutting wood across its grain is called
In which direction do you sand wood?
never sand wood across the grain always sand with the grain
Which direction do you sand wood?
never sand wood across the grain always sand with the grain
The diagonal line across the grain of the fabric?
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The diagonal line across the grain of a fabric?
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