Benzart 's, Last, most recent thread - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sat, Oct 21, 2006 11:00 PM Hey Benz. The only way you would find yourself 'backed into a corner' is if you were going to try and sand it by mechanical means; (most jade carvers wrap sandpaper around drums that are spun, a 'production' method...). Anything of any complexity is better dealt to by hand. Fold small squares of wet n dry/carborundum paper in half, & half again, and this gives enough stiffness to work into corners... Cleanup is best started with 'diamond cloth' but isnt a necessity. Once you are happy with shape & smoothness, I would go with wet/dry, 240, 400, 6/800 & then see how it looks. This particular stonetype can end up with an unsightly 'micro-ripple' (my term, usually referred to as 'orange peel') IF OVERWORKED with sandpaper. Less is more, just a few scrubs (with water), but trying to reach all areas. Im right beside you Ben, you doing great!!! Tama

Hey Benz. The only way you would find yourself 'backed into a corner' is if you were going to try and sand it by mechanical means; (most jade carvers wrap sandpaper around drums that are spun, a 'production' method...). Anything of any complexity is better dealt to by hand. Fold small squares of wet n dry/carborundum paper in half, & half again, and this gives enough stiffness to work into corners...

Cleanup is best started with 'diamond cloth' but isnt a necessity. Once you are happy with shape & smoothness, I would go with wet/dry, 240, 400, 6/800 & then see how it looks.

This particular stonetype can end up with an unsightly 'micro-ripple' (my term, usually referred to as 'orange peel') IF OVERWORKED with sandpaper. Less is more, just a few scrubs (with water), but trying to reach all areas.

Im right beside you Ben, you doing great!!! Tama

Post #262145 by Tamapoutini on Sat, Oct 21, 2006 11:00 PM