Shaping Bottle Plugs

[mrpogie]

Once I sand down to the line I take a rubber sanding block with a piece of 80 grit paper and smooth out the taper on the front of the lip which still looks a little ragged after the drum sander. You have to go easy with the hand sanding across the front of the lip, I've knocked off chunks of the edge before because you're sanding against the grain. I put a bevel on the front and finish with a little 220 grit paper with my finger inside the contours to smooth it out.