I had a wood shop teacher in high school that was a real stickler about using the least amount of sanding as possible. Like in 7th grade we were only aloud to use the scroll saw, drill press, and the sanding wheel. well for one project we needed a little ramp like thing. so we sanded down a 3/4" board the have a 45 degree edge, and he about lost he shit that we didn't get him to cut it on the ban saw. I did something similar later on in like 10th or 11th grade and he about lost it. so doing less sanding is something that's always stuck with me.