Stop sanding plywood edges with 80 grit first

I watched a guy ruin a cabinet face last week by hitting the plywood edge with 80 grit before glue-up. The tear-out gets sealed in under the veneer, then you're chasing it with filler forever. Do yourself a favor, start with 120 or 150 on a backing block, even if it takes an extra pass. Anyone else notice this on their first few builds?

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milesbailey2mo ago

Man, that's a classic case of rushing to fix something before you even see the problem. It's like how everyone wants to jump straight to the hardest part of anything and skips the simple steps that actually save the day.

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mila_campbell252mo ago

Rushing to fix something" nails it, @milesbailey, my buddy Dan sanded a whole cabinet face with 60 grit and glued it, then spent two days patching splinters.

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