Post #679505 by RIOTURBAN on Sat, May 25, 2013 11:21 AM

Hi Takatuka,
you are right its spruce.
i can remember the wood was wet.especially when you make deep cuts.the upper layers get dry pretty fast, after a few days the wood starts to get cracks all over.
for the rough sanding work i use an angle grinder with a flap disk.even so you can sometimes see the water coming out of the wood it works pretty good.when you sand it make sure your disk sands not along the fibers but in an 90°angle,that destroys the fibre and so it works better( hope you know what i mean)learning by doing!
rough sanding is always a messy work but i like it!
for a smooth surface i then varnish it,sand it by hand to get rid of all the little dust particles and little wood fibers in the varnish.then i varnish it again and boing! you have a nice surface!
best wishes!