How to Refinish Rosewood Furniture With Sanding

Once you've removed the finish, including varnishes and sealers, from the surface of rosewood furniture, you're ready to start sanding. You can remove the varnishes and sealers with chemical strippers to speed up the process, although these finishes can also be removed with sanding. Sanding by hand is a slow process on large pieces of furniture, but is possible with patience and determination.

Random orbital sander
120 grit sandpaper
220 grit sandpaper
Sanding block
Tack cloth
Wood grain filler

Instructions

- 1
  Fit 120 grit sandpaper to the orbital sander. Sand down the large areas of the furniture with the sander using smooth, even strokes across the surface.
- 2
  Fit 220 grit sandpaper to the sander, and sand down again to smooth the surface.
- 3
  Wrap a sanding block with sandpaper and remove varnishes or stains from small areas on the furniture.
- 4
  Wipe over the surface with a tack cloth to remove the dust.
- 5
  Apply a wood grain filler to seal the open grain of rosewood. Water- or oil-based fillers are available, with the water-based ones accepting stain better than the oil-based ones. Always follow the directions on the can for the type of grain filler you are using.

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