sanding marks

Hi all, I'm currently working on my third kitless pen. I learned a lot from my second one, including some things I noticed about the sanding/polishing process. I wanted to mention those things here and see if anyone has some advice on it. When I sand, I've been trying out a few different...

Since it was only $9 with same day delivery and I love tinkering I ordered a DPDT switch so as to make my lathe reversible. That being said, has anyone noticed a real advantage of being able to reverse direction for sanding? Seems like you'd have to look through a microscope to see the fibers...

I'm taking a break for two reasons- to let the knees quit screaming and to ask a question. I'm applying Tite Bond Thin CA to a cherry blank. I'm using a paper towel to apply the CA then give it a quick shot of accelerator. I'm noticing that the CA has lines in it like sanding marks. I checked...