Abrasive product and method of making and using the same

A method of making an abrasive article, said method comprising:

• a. providing a backing having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface;
• b. applying a plurality of separated, shaped non-abrasive structures to said first major surface, each of said structures having an attachment end attached to said first major surface and a distal end spaced from said first major surface with said shaped structures comprising distal ends aligned generally in the same plane;
• c. coating at least said distal ends with a coating composition comprising abrasive particles in a curable composition which will cure to provide a bond system for the abrasive particles;
• d. imparting a shaped configuration to the coating composition to provide on curing a shaped abrasive coating having raised areas and depressed areas;
• and
• e. curing the curable composition.

A method of finishing a surface of a substrate, the method comprising:

• a. contacting a surface of a workpiece with an abrasive article comprising:
• (1) a backing having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface;
• (2) a plurality of separated shaped non-abrasive structures, each structure having an attachment end attached to said first major surface and a distal end spaced from said first major surface with said shaped structures comprising distal ends being aligned generally in the same plane;
• (3) a shaped abrasive coating comprised of abrasive particles in a bond system having raised areas and depressed areas coated over at least said distal ends;
• and
• b. relatively moving the abrasive article and/or the workpiece to modify the surface of the workpiece.