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Kanna: No Sandpaper, No Oil, Perfect Finish Timber

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For woodworkers, sandpaper is king.  But there’s a whole school of Japanese carpentry called Kanna that doesn’t use sandpaper (or oils) at all for finishing.

All they need are a diverse range of planes kept razor sharp and they can finish it equal to or better than their oily equivalents.

Full story at core77.com