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This is a speed machine that will net you a lot of sized sandpaper in a hurry.

No matter how carefully your work has been sawn, routed, or turned, odds are good that it will require some degree of final sanding before it’s ready for a finish. While sanding flat surfaces is a relative cinch, sanding curves is a different story. Making fair curves scratch- and facet-free requires a different strategy and the right sanding accessories.

Incorporating curves into a piece of furniture can really delight the eye. The interplay between curved and straight lines can help ease transitions between sections and emphasize the overall form of a piece. Curves can also make elements appear visually lighter, more graceful, and even playful at times. Whether in the form of contoured edges, profiled moldings, or other shapely adornments, curves have a lot to offer your work.

When I started making wooden spoons using gouges, spokeshaves, and a drawknife, the biggest problem was clamping the curved spoon blanks in my vise for shaping.