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    Hey Chris it's a much bigger job than you probably initially thought. Alot of those heavy machine marks you should be able to fill with timbermate.
    First time I've seen FW elm.

    If you have an orbital sander I'd use that, thats alot of sanding to do by hand !
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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    Hey Chris it's a much bigger job than you probably initially thought. Alot of those heavy machine marks you should be able to fill with timbermate.
    First time I've seen FW elm.

    If you have an orbital sander I'd use that, thats alot of sanding to do by hand !
    I'm sanding by hand, I don't have access to a sander. I'm not sure how much sanding the top can actually take before you go through a layer - I've never worked with ply or whatever this is before.

    Can I put timbermate over the top of the scratches as it is now? I'm surprised it didn't go in because I had it quite thin (or maybe it did, and that's why they're standing out). I can't feel them. Or should I sand back the stain and then do it?

    Cheers Wokka
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