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Sand and Prepare Tabletop Blanks

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What happens here

The protective plastic wrap is removed from both round wood blanks. Although labeled 'stain ready,' the presenter sands the top and especially the end-grain sides down to 220 grit using a random orbital sander. This ensures a uniformly smooth surface and helps the stain absorb evenly, preventing a blotchy appearance.

Goal: The two round wood blanks are unwrapped and sanded thoroughly to achieve a smooth finish suitable for staining. The top and sides are sanded down to 220 grit to remove any roughness and prepare the wood for optimal stain absorption.

Tools and materials

  • 220 Grit Sandpaper
  • Hearing Protection
  • Random Orbital Sander

What they say

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all right while the dowels are drying we got to start handling the preparation of these table tops these are allegedly already staying ready but we got to get everything down to 220 grit although the top is nice and smooth the sides are a little you know em grainy so we'll take this off give it a quick light sand all the way down to 220 and then we'll start doing the stain stuff tool number two the sander

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