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Practice the carving rather than spend hours sanding?
Absolutely, I'd always recommend that. You can choose a beautiful finish from either knife/gouge cuts or laborious amounts of sanding. It's entirely personal taste, and neither way is easy
I was referring to the small tear-out on @rhb 's spoon that his sanding had revealed, where you'd want to return to that area with either a blade, rasp or paper to clean up :-)
BareNecessities
If you’re carving it’s just going to leave a bumpy surface though. I’d suggest you’re making a hash of it if there’s little pockets and crevices. Practice the carving rather than spend hours sanding?