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Originally Posted by tevake
Some good ideas above. Like the router idea for quick cutting.
In my last project I used hand held sanders, some with the belt sander, some with a six inch disc, but mostly a four inch high speed sander. I' m very comfortable with this tool and it does cut the fastest of all.
I was not looking for a machined surface , but wanted to retain some impression of the character of the grain and knots etc. in the finish surface. It was fun but time consuming.
This pic shows some of the brush marks of the Finnish which sanded out with lots of hand sanding

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That looks awesome! I assume you were making a table? Was it to keep or sell?