ebony next to maple problem... ???

[nick-p]

when i sand  ebony right next to maple, the ebony powder stains the maple. other than masking off the maple [ not always easy when they run into each other ] is there an easy fix ?

[Frank Ford]

Careful work with a razor sharp scraper - that's my answer.

[Pierre-Antoine Roiron]

I use Mirka Abranet sandpaper mounted on a caul linked to my shop vac. Abranet+vacuum is great for that kind of job.

[Hesh Breakstone]

I use a Festool ROS hooked up to a Festool dust collector and with combos such as ebony/spruce with say 120 grit I do get some contamination of the spruce but when I switch to 220 and with the vac on the contamination goes away.  Not sure that moving up to the finer grades of sand paper would work though without a vac in the process. 

[nick-p]

great tips guys, rigged up a dust removal vac and used razor blade too.. thanks