Specific hand sanding question

[Chris Railey]

Thanks Ed, I will start there.

 

[SS369]

Does anybody who has used these Sandflex blocks use them with lube or some solution - windex, wd40, oil?

 

[EdCaffreyMS]

I've tried it in the past, and to me it's just a big mess. However, there might be others who would like it.

 

[SS369]

Thank you Ed.

 

[J. Hoffman]

On most of my working knives I do a 400 satin finish. I start at 320 diagonal, then 400 straight, then 600 straight and then back to 400 in only one direction and tilting the sanding bar as I draw it across.

 

[Chris Railey]

Test blade completed. Hand sanded to 600 then cleaned up with the block. It worked very very well. That is my “new” satin finish. I will post pics when its done.

 

[Justin Presson]

Test blade completed. Hand sanded to 600 then cleaned up with the block. It worked very very well. That is my “new” satin finish. I will post pics when its done.

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[DanF]

My order arrived yesterday, they look very different from the hand sanding blocks in the local hardware stores. Can't wait to give them a go.

 

[John Wilson]

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They work great! I had to do a last minute touchup before shipping. I used the medium one in the guard and the blade. Just a handful of one way strokes and the scratches went away. The nicest satin finish I’ve ever gotten. I think I could have gotten it even better had I kept going but I was so happy that I dismissed want to push my luck.