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Sanding Block
Have not seen this version of a sanding block on the forum. Thought I might share this tool with the forum. It was first observed some fifty odd years ago in one of the tool shops of my employer and I thought I might share it with the forum. It requires a block of material large enough to accommodate a standard 9” X 11” sheet of sand paper or emery cloth and a wooden key to retain the sanding paper. The key can be rectangular or wooden dowel. The only tool required to produce this DIY tool is a table saw to keep things straight and square.
I have included a photo of one configuration and a sketch of an alternative configuration. This one I loaned to a friend, must have grown legs.
In any case either one needed are quick and easy to make.
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I've offered some forms of sanding blocks with other arrangements for securing the paper.
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...g-blocks-32231
Both of the pictured blocks are dimensioned such that a strip cut from a standard sheet of sandpaper will just fit without any trimming required.
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The blocks are intended to utilize a full sheet 9 X 11 inch paper. This should leave approx. 3/8" each side of the sheet that will fold
into the channel and held in place with the rectangular key or dowel. I apologize if I left something out of this narrative. In the event
that the paper comes up short for some reason, a simple remedy is to narrow the block. The configuration of the block can be made
into just about any shape desired, such as a hexagon or wedge, still utilizing the channel and key.
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