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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on October 14, 2018 at 11:18pm

LOL Pick!

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Permalink Reply by 3 String Blues on October 15, 2018 at 3:44am

I use those too!...I love to use them for edges and cranks and whatnot...I discovered them late in my building career...I saw one in the bathroom my wife left behind and the light bulb went off!!!....now I love them.

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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on October 14, 2018 at 11:23pm

Just noticed you also asked about tools also. I've got a cheap Wen 36" belt/disk combo sander, it works well for the price and I couldn't live without it.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on October 15, 2018 at 2:07am

I love my random orbital sander and mostly use 80 grit.  I am not much of an artist, but I am almost an artist with that sander.  It removes stock rapidly and shapes things nicely - but they can dig a hole where you don't want a hole. 

Gees, my mind wanders.  That made me think of my playing buddy doc's short dissertation on gender change surgeries.  "It's easier to make a hole than a pole."

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Jordan on October 15, 2018 at 8:21am

From experience.,.,.,don't buy sandpaper at the dollar store, or from Harbor freight.,.,.,the "sand" leaves the paper behind.,.,and it disintegrates if it gets wet.,., I like the idea of buying 3M products , but there are other reasonable products out there.,.,just not the dollar store or Harbor Freight.,.,oh and I got some terrible stuff from Big Lots as well.,.,,.

poor mans sandpaper = concrete side walk , unless you happen to have dried shark skin around .,.,

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Permalink Reply by Kirk on October 16, 2018 at 3:16am

One bit of great advice I got from a luthier: Use sand paper like someone else is paying for it.  

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Permalink Reply by Mardi Macfly on October 16, 2018 at 6:20am

Thanks for the replies. I found that the Gator paper they sell at walmart is horrible. The 3M flexible stuff is okay but I like to glue some to different shaped blocks and the backs on 3M flexible doesn't adhere to anything. Never tried Norton I'll have to give it a try.  Lately, I've been using Diablo and anything under 100 grit I generally just buy sanding belts because they last a really long time and they can be bent into smooth curves.

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on October 17, 2018 at 12:18am

Substitute for sandpaper with Shinto brand Japanese saw rasp. 

For a home made version tape a few cheap hacksaw blades together https://www.instructables.com/id/Gang-Saw-Thin-Rasp/

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Permalink Reply by Mardi Macfly on October 17, 2018 at 7:29am

That's a great idea.

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