Rockytime Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 How many of you remember or have had these? I had long ago forgotten I had this. I found it while looking for something else. I thought about ordering another one from Amazon but no luck. They have a new plastic model. OCtoolguy, Dave Monk and GrampaJim 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I have three home made ones made from Maple and Walnut that are a lot like yours. Made from plans from Wood Magazine ten or fifteen years ago. Rockytime and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 The first thing we made, in high school freshman shop class, was a sanding block. It actually had a lock mechanism to trap the sand paper to the block. Mine has been long since lost. Now, I just wrap a piece of sandpaper around a piece of scrap wood - works fine. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 That was a project I had my 7th graders make first. They would use it on all their projects. Tools used: hand saw, hand plane and a hand drill. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I've got a rubber block that has a flap on each end that has 3 nails under the flap to hold the paper. I load it with 3-4 strips and peel them off as they wear out. I've had it for about 40 years. Rockytime and kmmcrafts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I remember those worked great, not like the ones they make today, RJ Rockytime and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Sanding blocks are easy to make from MDF or plywood. I have a plywood block that I have been using for years. You can still get the rubber blocks. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, octoolguy said: I've got a rubber block that has a flap on each end that has 3 nails under the flap to hold the paper. I load it with 3-4 strips and peel them off as they wear out. I've had it for about 40 years. I have two of these.... Done a lot of sanding with them. I never thought of putting more than on sheet at a time on them. Edited April 9, 2020 by Scrappile Rockytime and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Rockytime said: How many of you remember or have had these? I had long ago forgotten I had this. I found it while looking for something else. I thought about ordering another one from Amazon but no luck. They have a new plastic model. How old are you??? I have one exactly like yours - I bought it over 45 years ago! And I use my almost every day too. Edited April 9, 2020 by GrampaJim OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I'm 81. I lost track of it a long time ago. Finding it was like finding an old friend. GrampaJim, OCtoolguy, Dave Monk and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 12 hours ago, octoolguy said: I've got a rubber block that has a flap on each end that has 3 nails under the flap to hold the paper. I load it with 3-4 strips and peel them off as they wear out. I've had it for about 40 years. I have several of those style that you mention.. The local Finish Master still stocks them on their shelf.. I have all sorts of sanding blocks with different contours etc for doing bodywork.. Now days though they use a lot of flexible rubber / sponge like sander blocks etc... I have those too and those work awesome for wet sanding etc.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I thought everyone fell in love with sanding sponges. RJF OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, teachnlearn said: I thought everyone fell in love with sanding sponges. RJF I'm not sure what that is. Can you explain or post a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Take your pick. RJF https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sanding+sponge&ref=nb_sb_noss Edited April 9, 2020 by teachnlearn OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, teachnlearn said: Take your pick. RJF https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sanding+sponge&ref=nb_sb_noss Thanks. I forgot that I have a couple of them in odd shapes. I'll have to dig them out. Getting old/forgetful sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Here’s mine. Made from Maple and Walnut. Made up of two glued up assemblies then cut into three pieces each. The tops rounded over for comfort. They take a quarter size sheet of sand paper. Plans came from a very old issue of Wood Magazine. Rockytime and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, dgman said: Here’s mine. Made from Maple and Walnut. Made up of two glued up assemblies then cut into three pieces each. The tops rounded over for comfort. They take a quarter size sheet of sand paper. Plans came from a very old issue of Wood Magazine. So you have plans to build an over sized boat in your basement? RJF dgman, OCtoolguy and Rockytime 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 To clarify my above comment. I spent my youth reading Popular Science, Popular Woodworking, Popular Mechanics. As Spring approached, there were articles to build a sail boat, or row boat, or paddle boat. The write ins and comments would follow of someone building a boat in their basement only to discover they had no way out. The decision was than to break the boat down or cut walls. Happened repeatedly over the years. I assumed anyone collecting and reading old woodworking magazines had read and would remember them. A lot of those old plans were complete hand tools, and it would be rare to be able to use any portable drill bit above 1/2 inch. Building a boat was a pure demonstration of ones woodworking skill. RJF OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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