> Excuse me, Paul,

> but... doesn't this description make for flat sawn strips, aka
> "evil" strips? I drew myself a picture of the cross section of a
> strip and if I put the growth rings on the final strips roughly parallel
> to the wide side, it looks flat sawn to me. Roughly perpendicular is what
> I think is vertical sawn.

> Please advise. I read your posts and always learn something from them.

> Ed Valley

Evil strips indeed!

Hang on a day until I have some time to sketch and scan. Not that my drawings are going to be worth much, but I'll do my best to try to demonstrate the reasoning and methods.

I really have not had a problem with sanding. This could be because almost all my strips had the same orientation. On the other hand, if I could sand faster or easier, then I am a willing convert.

"Evil" "Convert" Hmmm. Sounds to me like the start of a new crusade!

Paul G. Jacobson