One of my hobbies is making electric guitars, and hard maple is a favorite wood for guitar necks.
If you find the sanding getting too intense, consider getting a 'scraper': well tuned, they can cut extremely fast, and leave a finish finer than 1,000 grit paper.
They're also great on woods with a lot of variation in the hardness of the growth rings and the rest of the wood:
Larry
If you find the sanding getting too intense, consider getting a 'scraper': well tuned, they can cut extremely fast, and leave a finish finer than 1,000 grit paper.
They're also great on woods with a lot of variation in the hardness of the growth rings and the rest of the wood:
Larry