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About the Cover John Wood, Part-time Sales Associate with Klingspor's Woodworking Shop of Hickory John has been carving for 16 years and has won many awards while learning and mastering the awesome hobby of woodcarving. One of his most proud awards: 2011 Novice Carver of the Year. John loves to carve birds, hawks, ducks but his favorite is the Decorative Floating Decoys. He loves carving because he loves meeting people from all over the world. He wanted to thank his mentor - Don …

On the Cover Epoxy Table made by Harrison Spires From page 2 of Catalog, Volume 187 My name is Harrison Spires, I have been woodworking for 7 years. Both of my grandfathers were woodworkers. Spending time with them building small projects fueled my passion for woodworking. My hobby turned into a business and I love building something that will last for generations and truly is one of a kind. The wood for this table came from a maple tree here in Hickory. The tree had fallen during a storm …

What is ACT on the back of your belts? Advanced Coating Technology: A proprietary coating technology Klingspor Abrasives applies to improve the properties of coated abrasives. The ACT allows for more grain exposure (Less Resin in the Size Coat & Longer Service Life) better edge wear on belts/discs and more aggression throughout the grit range. When used for wood, ACT prevents the premature clogging of the coated abrasives and significantly increases the service life. When workin …

Abrasives loading too quickly (issue) Excessive sanding pressure ("white knuckle syndrome" from pushing down on the sander) Inadequate or excessive dust extraction (sometimes too much suction on a sander causes it to not extract dust and work the sander harder) Excessive speed (Pneumatic Sanders and belts) Using Closed Coat on Softwoods. Open Coat abrasives for softwoods and closed for hardwoods. ⇝ It's common in wood sanding to begin with a coarser grit to level out …

Klingspor Abrasives PS36 ( AZ-Plus ) is a stearate coated, semi-open coat Alumina Zirconia on a paper backer. Alumina Zirconia is a tough grain like Aluminum Oxide, but has a property of being hard and brittle like Silicon Carbide called "Friable." This means that when you start with 60 grit, the grain gets under pressure it breaks like an icicle, revealing a fresh new part of the grain that is still 60 grit. From here it slowly wears down like AO making it longer lasting than other ab …