Sanding speed?

Heat is your enemy when sanding. Slower means cooler, so sand slowly and softly to preserve the surface of the wood against burnishing and the sandpaper against degrade. Not to mention your fingers against blisters.

Green wood is too tough to sand properly, so I give it a run with 100 or

120 - machine sanding, than let it dry before going on. Saves me a lot of frustration and clogged paper.

Bart

You might want to get a powered sanding device. I use an angle drill that spins at 1300 forward and reverse. This little guy has saved my hands and has made my work as smooth as a baby's bottom. If you are worried about expense, you can go to Ebay and do a search on "Close Quarter Drill" and you will be able to get a brand new one for about $30. Then go to Industrial Abrasives web site and get a hook and loop disc holder and hook and loop discs (in grits of 120, 220, 320 & 400) and you will have a small investment of about $60 in the equipment and paper and your work will be 100 times better for using the powered sander and your fingers will not get burned and your pieces will not get heat checked. I wish $60 would solve so many other problems!

Ray