593 results for 'Sanding block'

    Minerals Matter(Post)

    While sanding supplies appear to be simple at first glance, choosing the proper sheets, belts or discs for your application can actually be fairly complex. You need to decide on the grit, the ba ...

    American vs English Woodworking Dictionary(Post)

    We had mentioned on Facebook and Twitter that the English still refer to sandpaper as glasspaper, since the first commercially viable sandpaper made used ground glass as the abrasive.Sanding to Remov ...

    Getting Fit Part 2(Post)

    Continuing our efforts from the previous blog, we have a fan-like drawing stuck on a piece of 1/4" ply to use as our template. Now we need to cut it out so it can be used as a template to cut some ho ...

    To PSA or Not to PSA?(Post)

    To use PSA or not to use PSA disks. That is the question this week, along with a few others. RJ responds to a couple of customer inquiries revolving around the ages old debate of hook and loop or adh ...

    True Grits(Post)

    To be honest, writing this blog every few weeks is a bit of a challenge. After all, we are a sanding supplies company. We want our company blog to be relevant to our customers, but frankly finding ne ...

    I Hate to Say It, But...(Post)

    After our recent post on pore filling through slurry sanding a reader mentioned that I had not covered the actual proceedure, and had only said: "in the same order and grit". Mea Culpa. I was unclear ...

    Back(er) Story(Post)

    Over the years writing these sanding supply blogs, we have spent a pretty fair amount of time discussing the merits of different abrasives, the science behind grit choice, and even the variety of san ...

    Do Not Try This At Home(Post)

    Over the years, we have written several blog posts about the history of sanding and the technical details about sanding supplies. For the Holidays this year, we thought we might share some sandpaper ...

    Not Just Discs and Sheets!(Post)

    For many people, sanding supplies are all about sanding discs, sandpaper sheets, and sanding belts, but abrasives come in many forms beyond those.Drum Sandpaper Roll[caption id="attachment_1467" ...

    Clever Tips(Post)

    It seems clear to us that these blog posts and our newsletter get the most attention and response when we offer tip, tricks and 'How-to" information rather than just our obviously insightful commenta ...

    Quality Shows (especially with stain)(Post)

    Not all grit sizes are created equal, and as with most things, you get what you pay for with sandpaper. The grit number indicates the size of the particles used to abrade the surface, but the more c ...

    RJ Speaks to Quality(Post)

    In this issue of the blog, we talk again with RJ Stroman, President of 2Sand.com about why you get what you pay for in abrasives.Question: Why is is that different brands of sandpaper can leave bette ...