I wouldnt worry about it too much. I would clean up as much as you can without changing the shape. Your next paddle will turn out much better.

: I have a paddle (my first) that I thought was ready for sanding,
: but as I went over it with an ROS with 80 grit I saw a few
: places where the plane had gouged the wood weren't sanding out
: completely.

: It seems like I had a few options:

: 1. Go down to 60 grit and see if it sands out the problems.
: 2. Go back and plane them out.
: 3. Leave it be, it's going to get beat to heck anyway.

: Opinions?