Beginner Sanding Mistakes | How to Sand

Sanding... the most boring but easiest part of woodworking? Well, kinda. It's not HARD, but there's definitely some skill to sand correctly - and if you mess it up you'll definitely see it later! Fortunately, there's not much to keep in mind and this video will get you sanding like a pro in no time if you want to learn how to sand right!

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[louannbruce]

I’m a beginner, so I have a lot to learn and no one to show me. Thanks for the help. I need a lot more.

[berthatton]

Sand inside faces before assembly when possible. Be careful when sanding not to round over edges when they are part of a joint (one of my "favorite" mistakes). Good video.

[ScorpWriter]

Thank you very much for releasing this video.
Can't really tell you how much I appreciate your work on teaching us how to properly sand our woodworking projects. My gratefulness and subscription to your channel goes to you.
Please keep up the great work.

[brentfowler]

Man, Caleb I wish you could, come talk to the people I work for!! Lol.
I work in a cabinet shop, 85 - 90% of everything we do, is by hand! So they use pneumatic sanders without dust collection, which is crazy. I mean since we just set up a Gorilla Pro dust extractor.. Anyhow, they just want me to stand super fast. And only use 120 if the face frames are getting stained, and 150 if they are getting painted! Sanding is something I have liked somewhat, almost enjoyed. But now has become so stressful! Just from being rushed all the time! So I've got to forget everything I've learned over the past 6+ years.
Also I understand that It's all fairly new to me. Working in a production woodshop environment, that is. It's just hard, because I'm a perfectionist. For me, everything has to be perfect! And I think that someone that way can pick up speed as they learn and all that. But someone who, half-ashs everything is harder to fix! But anyhow I digress! Great video. Take care man.

[joshuagodinez]

As a woodworking noob (refinishing my table) this is very helpful advice. Thank you!

[tashabond]

Just started to work on repainting my kitchen cabinets, and i did sand some out, then decided to educate my self.😅 found this channel. I was wrong, good thing i just started. ThanQ for your fun video

[lizkawaguchi]

I just came to say THANK YOU for breaking this down! I'm trying to build a coffee table to surprise my husband, I know "enough" to feel comfortable but not enough to do this solo

[TheRealSanchez]

Totally popped the grain on my project and had no clue what i did. Good video, thank you. 👍

[robert.brokaw]

Excellent content - most people think this way about sandpaper - don't get me started on burnishing. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[stephthompson]

Super glad I watched this video. Never sanded before and now I’m ready.

[mikeyarmani]

WOW, I’ve only worked on a sanding project once before and didn’t like my results. I came across a BEAUTIFUL wood kitchen that needs a restore. I decided to watch some videos beforehand this time. The way you said, NOT to sand😂😂 …. I was doing all of those techniques my first time. I was as my grandma would call it, putting “Elbow grease” into my sanding. Thank you for the wonderful information and thank you for saving my table!

[kaurobipandit]

Very informative indeed. I was a bit late in checking your video. I made a mistake and started sanding raw wood (book shelf) with a higher grit (240) :( It came with the sander I bought and I did not check the grit sheet first. I think you covered this that once a higher grit sheet (240) is used one should not use a lower grit sheet (180). Lesson learnt for the next project.

[hayleywhite]

Thank you for this video! I’m sanding a lot of wood to build shelves and this has been very helpful!

[bobbinmarlie]

I love to sand, it helps me learn and remember to take life slow and easy

[JacWarner]

This is the most useful video I have watched.

[merikabird]

You're dope and hilarious. Excellent teaching delivery and knowledge. Super engaging and informative. THANK YOU for serving through education.

[dngriffiths]

Thanks, Caleb, for another solid video that I think will prove helpful to many.

[laneromel]

When using Oil, or Danish Oil, I prefer to go up to 300 grit. The clarity of detail is vastly superior. I have never had any adhesion issues.

[BrettsWoodshop]

Maybe you could cover how to avoid curving the corners or edges of a workpiece with an orbital sander.

[tamaraford]

BEST VIDEO EVER!! Thank you for this detailed info! And you’re hilarious-easy to pay attention.