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		Smoothing and Sanding - Course: Manual woodworking techniques. Trainees' handbook of lessons (Institut für Berufliche Entwicklung, 12 p.)
			(introduction...)
			1. Purpose and Meaning of Smoothing and Sanding
			2. Types and Mode of Action of Smoothing and Sanding Tools
			3. Finishing of Flat Wide and Narrow Faces
			4. Finishing of Profiled Faces
			5. Working to Size and Finishing of Curved Surfaces

1. Purpose and Meaning of Smoothing and Sanding

Smoothing and sanding are chip-producing woodworking techniques for finishing of wood surfaces aiming at:

- final shaping of the workpiece,
- improvement of the surface finish.

Smoothing is the manual technique of shaping and finishing the surfaces by:

- planing,
- filing,
- working with the scraper (sheet steel).

Sanding is the technique of final fine-finishing of the surfaces by sanding tools.

What is the purpose of smoothing and sanding?
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