I'm with Jim on this. I've installed two pads and both came out very nice - just take your time. I use a 1 1/2" dia. by 1 1/2" long sanding drum on my electric drill clamped in a vise. (I had originally attempted to use a belt sander but had a difficult time seeing my work because of the angle and position required in clamping the machine in a vise, consequently scouring up the wood a bit too much. I would post a picture of the pad I just installed on my wife's Parker Repro but it is out at the engraver's having her initials scratched into the oval.
