mel jacobson on mon 24 dec 07
sandpaper.
then fine sandpaper.
then finer sandpaper.
then wet or dry black sandpaper. extra fine
sharp bamboo. certainly sharp enough to cut clay.
mel
of course i use the most valued tool
in my shop. a belt sander.
change the grit all the time.
even have a leather belt for that baby.
really nice for those really fine
kitchen knives.
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John Rodgers on mon 24 dec 07
I use a lot of the boxwood and the bamboo tools that are chisel shaped
on the end, but have the blade slanted. Years ago I bought a box full of
those things and I still have most of them, mainly because I learned how
to sharpen the things and not throw them away when the blade or edge got
all buggered. I found that using a piece of gypsum wallboard sanding
paper works wonderfully well. It comes in various grits, but the best
feature is that ii is woven and the weave is open - like it is made up
of little 15th inch squares which let the sawdust from the sanding fall
through. You can, with that material, put a very sharp, very keen edge
on bamboo and boxwood - or any other very hard wood for that matter. So
much so, that you have to be careful not to cut yourself.
The wallboard sanding material can be purchased in rectangular sheets,
or you can get it in large discs - about 18 to 24 inches in diameter - I
have found these bigger discs to be perfect to smooth pot bottoms. It
works well on green ware, bisque, and it works on fully matured clay
after glaze firing, but requires a bit more effort.. Also use it for
green ware or bisque for truing up a rim hat might be just the tiniest
by wonky. The carborundum grit on the weave in the disc just cuts right
through.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
mel jacobson wrote:
> sandpaper.
> then fine sandpaper.
> then finer sandpaper.
> then wet or dry black sandpaper. extra fine
> sharp bamboo. certainly sharp enough to cut clay.
> mel
> of course i use the most valued tool
> in my shop. a belt sander.
> change the grit all the time.
> even have a leather belt for that baby.
> really nice for those really fine
> kitchen knives.
>
> from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
>
> Clayart page link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
>
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L. P. Skeen on mon 24 dec 07
haha! Elizabeth Priddy talked me into one of those bat and tile =
dealy-bobs, where the bat has a hole cut into it for a 6" tile, and you =
throw on the tile and remove the tile instead of replacing the bat over =
and over. One thing I have discovered with this system is, those tiles =
will sharpen the HELL out of bamboo knives or wood ones either, just =
with general use. (They will also grind off your fingernails - don't =
ask me how I know this...) Now that I think about it, maybe it would =
work for sharpening my old Dolans..... may give it a try.
L
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sandpaper.
then fine sandpaper.
then finer sandpaper.
then wet or dry black sandpaper. extra fine
sharp bamboo. certainly sharp enough to cut clay.
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