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In general, go through grades till scratches are gone, a wipe with a solvent can help show them up on bare wood. Don't jump grades too much esp with the starting coarser grades.
Use sanding blocks - buy or make. I use a set of hard foam ones, various shapes, but have made them from wood, rubber/copper/steel tube, wood sticks etc etc. Fingers/hands just ride over ripples and blocks are way faster anyway.
For a gentle curve like a belly cut a small foam block and 1" - 2" dia cylinder block works. Scrapers can be great too, and fast. Both curves and inital hogging off old finish on the flats but I finish off with sandpaper because you feel low/high spots better.
The right paper helps. I like 3M Fre-Cut for most things but it's not cheap, it's a dry sanding paper. De-clog with your missus' toothbrush (other stiff brushes are available) makes it last longer and keep cutting.