Help with finish on inlay


keith.d.mullins

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I am building a box for a Christmas gift exchange at our church. The box is walnut and maple with a maple cross in played on a walnut top. The problem I now have is that when I sand with the grain on the walnut I am going across grain on the maple. How do I get the finish I need without going cross grain on one or the other?

Obviously this is my first attempt at inlay and had never considered this before I glued the inlay. Should I have prepared before? Any advise would be VERY helpful. Thanks.

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Sander arrived a day early. Got a Dewalt 5 in. 3 amp from amazon with my points, so I consider it free:-) I absolutely love it. No visible marks when looking at reflecting light. I filled the pores on the walnut with timbertech (recommended by Marc), so now I just need a tool to force me to be patient enough to get the finish right.

I'm so thankful that there are people like all of you to help beginners like myself out. That's not the case on all forums, I guess that's why I chose this one.

Thanks again,

Keith

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