Beautiful Sika SPruce

[Jude Reveley/Absolute Piano]

Ok I'm busted! While I've learned to l see through the saw marks with my xray vision (ie squinting really hard), it is so much easier to see the end grain if you sand it. I guess I thought you guys might make fun of me for using a block rather than gnawing through it with my teeth. <G>
 
Jude Reveley, RPT
Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC
Lowell, Massachusetts
(978) 323-4545
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farrell 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:30 AM
  Subject: Re: Beautiful Sika SPruce


  Jude - please comment on why, when selecting boards, you no longer need a sanding block? I know sometimes you can see the grain clearly enough through the saw marks, but often, even up close, the saw marks mask the grain. When I go to select spruce/maple/etc., I find myself walking around the lumber mill with a small hand plane so that I can see things clearly.

  Terry Farrell
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    I remember when we were allowed to hand select boards from the lumberyard. We always had a sanding block in hand to sand the saw marks off the end grain to see what was there; I no longer need that block but it can be just as deceptive in person as it is in a low resolution photo.

    Jude Reveley, RPT
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