splinter in board

[lum747]

i am finishing a quilt hanger for my daughter, i am making it out of paduak, and my question is that when i ran the arm on my router to 1/2 round the edges , i sanded it real well but when i coated it with wipe on poly i noticed that a couple of places the grain had small splinters in a few places and the cloth would catch on them, i need to know what i could do to make the splinters so they would not catch a polishing cloth they are very small need to be attached to the board better
thanks

[Stytooner]

You will probably have to apply several coats of finish and fine sand in between each coat.
Then you can apply paste wax as a top coat. That should let the material slide easily.

[cwsmith]

I haven't worked with that particular wood species, but I think that "raised grain" or "splinters" is a common challenge whenever you apply a finish to a wood project.

Generally, I sand going through the usual procedures of rough to fine (depending on the wood condition) grit until I get what I want. Then I dampen a wrag or sponge and wipe the wood down, which "raises the grain"... I sand again with the final grit paper or with a synthetic sanding pad, then wipe the project a second time and again lightly go over it with the sand paper (these last two sandings are done my hand, no machinery.)

That should evidence any "raising" and should thus eliminate "splinters" as you call it.

What you have now could be sanded again, wiped, and sanded and once you feel everything is smooth, reapply your finish.

In most cases, a light sanding is always required between coats.

I'm sure the more experienced members will jump in with their methods.

I hope this helps,

CWS

[cabinetman]

You might have just run into the grain that's aqainst the line of travel for the router. For round overs, do them in a few passes and the last one is just a skim pass. For very directional grain, you may have to run a "climb cut" (routing in the other direction...as in backwards).

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[lum747]

splinters

thanks for all the info guy's will have to follow your suggestions