#sponsored I wanted to show another sanding stick option from @riogrande. I can never have too many sanding sticks and since the start of this page, I’ve had the pleasure of showing off many different styles! Homemade, nail files, other abrasive buffs and several sticks (like this one) where you can insert sandpaper! This Finishing Stick (Item #337450) has a little tension screw and plate that holds the 11” x 1” strip of sandpaper taut while you work and makes changing out sandpaper super quick. The width on this stick (1”) is awesome for sanding and refining the wide, flat surfaces on my pieces. It’s also nice that the sandpaper is aggressive at 180 grit so it helps me remove a good amount of material quickly when I’m leveling out an edge or removing solder on a seam. You can cut your own sandpaper strips for this or get the 3M Utility Cloth Roll in 180-Grit (Item #337199). The roll is awesome for split mandrels as well, just sayin' 😏 Many people love the process of creating their own sanding sticks. Handmade ones are amazing, classic and always a tremendous option BUT I love to show small hand tools like this one that can help save time for those like me that have limited studio time! Both the Finishing Stick and the Utility Cloth Roll are available for 10% off when you use promo code MTLSMITH5. These are the final two items of this current promotion with our friends at
@riogrande which runs through 10/10. HUGE thank you to them for supporting the page by sponsoring this post and the other ones in this promotion. You can find the other tools in my “PROMOS” highlights on my profile. If you have a tool from
@riogrande you’d be curious to see in a future
#tooltalktuesday please comment below👇 I am always racking my brain about what I can show that will be educational and useful!
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