In Reply to: Is an all cork sanding block OK? posted by Steve Culton on August 14, 2002 at 11:40:10:
All cork better than the others. Nix the rubber. Must be Hard! Try talking dirty to it.
4X2X1 is fine if you must buy something off the shelf:-)
Real DIY'ers take a 4" long piece of 2x4, chamfer (angle) what will become the top sides to make it more comfortable to hold, and glue an 1/8" thick piece of cork to the bottom. Get the cork at the artsy-craftsy store, along with Japan colors, artists colors, gilding, cool spray paint you won't see at Home Depot, latches, catches and artsy-craftsy females that might understand a guy who shops there.The 4X2X1 size almost exactly fits the 9X11 sandpapers. You fold the sheet in half, good side to good side like closing a book, make a tight crease and then tear it on the edge of your bench. It will tear clean. Now do the same for the halves and you will have 4 pieces that fit right around the block so you can get a grip on them.
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- Re: Is an all cork sanding block OK? - Till E. 08/14/0212:59:58 08/14/02 (0)