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Thanks Greg. That will come in handy for me.
Gene

-- Gene

sound good ,
i’ll have to try it too.

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

yep. a brown paper bag is equivalent to about 4000 grit sandpaper. works really well

awesome… and interesting.

going to the market…. the gift that keeps on giving

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Great tip. Thanks

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

thank you for posting this i have been fighting this problem for ever
i am going to try this later today

Can you still get paper grocery bags? ;-)

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

John, I was thinking the same thing…I was surprised we even had one. Must be from the 90’s!

-- If, in your life, you attain the means to help; you incur the responsibility to act.

Very interesting. I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Tried it with plastic bags, but didn’t get the same result! (just kidding). Thanks for the tip.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Hah awesome. I get my paper bags from the liquor store! Now I have an excuse….Why are you going to the liquor store again? Oh, I need s’more sand paper.

i had read somewhere you can use brown bag paper to strop a chisel. thanks teen, i didn’t know it is 4000 grit, or so.

-- david roberts, houston area, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but that has never been a problem for me."

:) yep, if you cant get paper bags , get some brown craft paper its the same ,

My grandfather use to use the inside of a leather hyde (Hide)??
he oiled it first though
the smoothest of finnishes I’ve ever felt.

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

Much cheaper than the 600 & 800 grit paper I bought, Thanks

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

“Paper or plastic?”
That’s an awesome re-use, and it should make a great strop if you do that sort of thing. Great tip!

-- Tim ~ ~ Be an example worth following

thanks for the tip in a brown paper bag.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon