> Paul

> On the Wee Lassie II that I'm building, I had used some flat-grained
> strips on the hull. These were particularly difficult to sand fair because
> both the sander and the long board would ride over the hard grain, and dip
> down into the soft grain and make a rippled surface. The cabinet scraper
> was the only thing that would give me a nice, smooth surface. The added
> benefit is that it really brings out the character of the wood. In this
> picture, the left side was scraped, the right side sanded. Big difference.

> Ross

Ross,

Provocative photo. I meant to ask this before when you posted it, but could you or anyone else give opinions about:

1/After glassing is there any difference in appearance betw sanded areas and scraped areas? What difference? If you scrape, should you scrape everywhere for consistent appearance?

2/Upon glassing is there less glass adherence to scraped areas than to sanded areas? After leveling tough areas by scraping should they be scuffed up?

thanks

-mick