Small Sanding Sticks - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

georgewoodie · 09-06-2009, 05:02 PM

I recently solved a sanding problem that I thought I would share.

I wanted to reach into a small space about 1/4 inch to sand.

I used a wooden coffee stir stick, courtesy of Second Cup, and glued a strip of 180 grit using wood glue and pressed using my vice. In fact, I glued four pieces, two to each end.

These are stiff enough to allow good control and did a great job for me.

I also use these stir sticks to spread glue in a narrow groove, for thin shims and to stir small containers of varnish. They are even good for coffee!

I hope this is of use to others.

Woodie

campasano · 09-06-2009, 06:39 PM

Woodie, good tip, thanks as I will grab a handful next time I visit my local coffee shop OH I forgot to say I will ask first before I grab.

Mike

Pajaro · 09-06-2009, 07:09 PM

I have a tip also, how to get the burn marks out of the inside fret cuts. I use a #2 spiral blade, and the saw turned down real slow. I use the blade like a rasp to take the burns out of the wood.

ncsealeveler · 09-07-2009, 02:29 PM

Thanks for the tip.That would complement my tonge depressors and popsickle sticks.Tony

Jim McDonald · 09-07-2009, 09:49 PM

Don't forget emery boards from the cosmetics section. You can trim them to any width you need and sand away.

Scrolling Days · 09-08-2009, 11:15 PM

Nice idea! One more reason to go daily to the coffee shop!

ncsealeveler · 09-11-2009, 11:36 AM

I also use the spatulas for clay modeling and puttying with PSA paper on them with 120 to 220 grit.Tony

wood-n-things · 09-11-2009, 11:38 AM

Emory boards also clamp quite nicely right in your saw....Nice tips one and all. Thanks for sharing.

09-06-2009, 05:02 PM	#1
georgewoodie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 123	Small Sanding Sticks I recently solved a sanding problem that I thought I would share. I wanted to reach into a small space about 1/4 inch to sand. I used a wooden coffee stir stick, courtesy of Second Cup, and glued a strip of 180 grit using wood glue and pressed using my vice. In fact, I glued four pieces, two to each end. These are stiff enough to allow good control and did a great job for me. I also use these stir sticks to spread glue in a narrow groove, for thin shims and to stir small containers of varnish. They are even good for coffee! I hope this is of use to others. Woodie

09-06-2009, 07:09 PM	#3
Pajaro Forever is a long time Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin. Posts: 2,048 Blog Entries: 1	I have a tip also, how to get the burn marks out of the inside fret cuts. I use a #2 spiral blade, and the saw turned down real slow. I use the blade like a rasp to take the burns out of the wood. __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "Never try to teach a pig to sing It is a waste of time and it annoys the pig. "

09-07-2009, 09:49 PM	#5
Jim McDonald Workin' for the Weekend Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the Other Side of the Monitor Posts: 946 Blog Entries: 6	Don't forget emery boards from the cosmetics section. You can trim them to any width you need and sand away. __________________ Jim Exuberance can be corrected; dullness is incurable. --E. Deters "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

09-08-2009, 11:15 PM	#6
Scrolling Days Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Along the Lower Niagara River Posts: 1,214 Blog Entries: 5	Nice idea! One more reason to go daily to the coffee shop! __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

09-11-2009, 11:38 AM	#8
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	Emory boards also clamp quite nicely right in your saw....Nice tips one and all. Thanks for sharing. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

09-06-2009, 06:39 PM	#2
campasano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Citrus Heights,Ca. Posts: 506	Woodie, good tip, thanks as I will grab a handful next time I visit my local coffee shop OH I forgot to say I will ask first before I grab. Mike

09-07-2009, 02:29 PM	#4
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	Thanks for the tip.That would complement my tonge depressors and popsickle sticks.Tony

09-11-2009, 11:36 AM	#7
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	I also use the spatulas for clay modeling and puttying with PSA paper on them with 120 to 220 grit.Tony

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