Post Cards Froma Messy Bench

[Tom Edward]

Hey Carvers here are some innovative tools that I came up with to solve problems especially on a limited budget.

The first one is sanding dowels, I purchased sanding sleeves and then inserted the same size of dowels, glued them in and away I went. The eraser is an art eraser my favorite kind sort of brown rubber crepe, I use it to unload the sanding rods, just use it as intended and keep using it until it pulls out the it's own swarf.

The second image is pretty much the same except the top s curve is a sanding rod on copper tubing and yes it works well I really dig the curving ability of it.

The last image is of a split stainless steele shank and cotter pin, I insert the sanding paper into the pin and then into the split shank or tubing, and the wrap the paper around the split shank.

I hope these ideas are useful to members of the Carving Path.

Cheers.

Tom.

[Tom Edward]

Hello, the last "tool" is what I use in my fordom, not a hand tool by any means.

[Ed Twilbeck]

Tom , I have made some sanders for the Fordom tool. I just cut some strips of cloth back sanding paper 2" to 3" long and about a 1/4" to 3/8" wide ,, with an awl I center a hole to attach to a mandrel , 6 to 10 or so strips,, I put them on facing both ways,, fine grit and extra fine will leave a smooth finish with out sanding marks ,,they work great,.

I like your idea of the tubing.