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A description of using Micro-Mesh abrasive in grits ranging from 1500 to 12,000 as a wood finishing material.
AMERICAN WOODTURNER Dec 1991 (v.6#4) pg. 27

True grit. Simple techniques for improving chisels, planes, and sharpening stones with abrasives. Using lapping to polish a plane blade or chisel, flatten a plane's sole, true a whetstone, etc.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Mar 1987 (v.10#6) pg. 61

Abrasive finishing of faceplate turnings. Some tips.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Jun 1987 (v.10#9) pg. 14

Tips on using polyester scrubbing material (such as 3M's Scotch Brite) for wood removal and for smoothing surfaces. Ideal for use when woodcarving using a rotary tool or flexible shaft.
CHIP CHATS May-Jun 1994 (v.41#3) pg. 66

Time to sharpen. A summary of the three basic categories of abrasive compounds and when to use each one.
CHIP CHATS Jan-Feb 1997 (v.44#1) pg. 77

Time to sharpen. A guide to two rouges for strop and wheel and the subtle differences between them.
CHIP CHATS Mar-Apr 1997 (v.44#2) pg. 73

Tip on selecting abrasives for rubbing out a finish.
FINE WOODWORKING #77 Jul-Aug 1989 pg. 22
Added Info FINE WOODWORKING #79 Nov-Dec 1989 pg. 10

Tip on using 3M Scotch-Brite fine-grade pads in place of steel wool.
FINE WOODWORKING #80 Jan-Feb 1990 pg. 4

Abrasives used in plastic model making. Looks at files, emery boards, sandpaper, polishing sticks and polishing compounds.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1999 (v.11#3) pg. 25

Tip: Make your own small rubberized abrasive wheels from pencil erasers.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #572 Jul 1985 pg. 26

Advice on the use of 3M Scotch-Brite abrasive pads on aluminum.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Sep 1999 (v.21#9) pg. 22

Tip: Wire screening can substitute for rough sandpaper on turned wooden bowls or spindles.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Fall 1978 (v.9#3) pg. 32

Short glossary of abrasives and abrasive terms.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Spring 1980 (v.11#1) pg. 30

How to use wet abrasives.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1988 (v.165#12) pg. 64

Tips on selecting and using abrasive pads.
SHOPNOTES #8 Mar 1993 (v.2) pg. 30

Tip on using a foam-bottomed push block to get even pressure on an abrasive pad when rubbing out a finish.
SHOPNOTES #13 Jan 1994 (v.3) pg. 29

Homemade grinding or abrasive cutoff disk is made by applying rock tumbling grit to fiberglass using epoxy cement. The resulting disk is very thin and flexible. Tips on using this disk to cut Plexiglas are included.
SPORT AVIATION Sep 1985 (v.34#9) pg. 68

Sanding and abrading tips for both wood and metal. Tips on selecting the abrasive (sandpaper, pads, cut-off discs, rotary files, pumice), value of a disc sander, etc.
SPORT AVIATION Oct 1989 (v.38#10) pg. 34

What's my abrasive? A table compares the grit number, diameter in thousandths of an inch, and the micron measurement of abrasives from eight different companies.
TELESCOPE MAKING #2 Winter 1978 pg. 9

Tip on applying and rubbing abrasives such as pumice and rottenstone.
WOOD MAGAZINE #2 Nov-Dec 1984 (v.1#2) pg. 25

Know your woodworking abrasives. Looks at coated abrasives, steel wool, finishing pads, pumice, rottenstone, etc.
WOOD MAGAZINE #20 Dec 1987 (v.4#6) pg. 50

Tip on using nylon-pad pan scourers as rotating abrasive discs to sand wood.
WOODCARVING #40 Mar-Apr 1998 pg. 64

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