Rhynowet Metal Worker Abrasive Paper, 10-pack

Rhynowet Sheets: Metal workers abrasive paper (10 pack)

We used to say "whatever" when knife makers on Facebook raved about Rhynowet.

Until we tried them. Then we said "WOW!" as well. They just last longer.

When hand sanding or disc scanding, they do not wear out as fast as the cheap stuff which makes a big difference when it is your hands and your knife we are talking about..

If you are not sure, ask another maker for a sheet of rhynowet and compare it to the cheap stuff from a hardware store yourself. Don't take our word for it :)

Process:

• Spray with windex and sand with Rhynowet wrapped around something hard like a bar of brass or G10. We divide a sheet in 3 and wrap a section around a handle block of G10, works great.
• Some makers put masking tape on a steel or aluminium bar and spray glue it to the bar for less back and forth motion for even faster hand sanding. (pro tip we got from Karim at Tharwa Valley Forge)
• Either way, change direction when changing grit. Meaning first grit where most of the work is, you sand up and down from tip to ricasso. back and forth, change paper when needed and go again. Spray with windex, wipe with kitchen paper and sand again. And again. And again.
• Inspect closely in good light. When no more scratches, same grit in fresh paper and go ricasso to tip, lift paper and ricasso to tip again. Only sanding one way, starting further up the blade towards the handle than what will be visible.
• Now when changing grit, you change angle. So first grit was up and down, now shift for instance 45 degrees left, sanding on this next grit will on this new angle. That way you know that if you lean in to inspect and see straight lines going towards the tip - those are scratches from the last grit you have not gotten rid of.
• When happy on this next grit, you again go one direction, ricasso to tip before changing grit.
• Next grit can be 45 degrees the other way, or just back to straight up and down again.
• We normally do 180, 320, 600 for carbon and add 1000 and 1500 for stainless, while others prefer to go grit by grit, adding more grits in between. (No reason to go higher for stainless other than thinking it looks nice).
• We do hard backing (the block of G10) until 320 grit, then do 320 grit again with soft backing, then all grits after that only with soft backing. Soft backing means a handle scale of G10 with veg tanned leather glued to each side for a bit of soft padding. 
• Key point is check for scratches before changing grit, end each grit with one direction pulls - and don't fool yourself thinking a scratch you have not removed with 180 grit paper will go away with finer grits..

From the maker in Portugal:

Indasa RedLine RhynoWet is a premium abrasive that features a waterproof, anti-slip latex backing. The result is an abrasive system that offers long lasting cutting efficiency, high quality finish, high flexibility and longer working life time.

Excellent for wet and dry hand sanding all types of surfaces including harder materials. Available in full and half-size sheets, from grits 40 to 2,500 grit.

The Indasa RedLine series is Indasa's premium abrasive line designed with the highest quality aluminum oxide mineral grains and a lubricant coating to resist clogging. The result is an abrasive system with extremely high cutting power, stock removal, very long working life time and superior finish.

Application Suggestions:
- Wet or dry hand sanding
- Sanding and finishing of primers, top and clear coats, composite materials and burnishing boat bottom paint

Features and Benefits:
- Waterproof latex anti-slip backing
- High flexibility
- Longer working life time
- Combined cutting efficiency and quality finish

Product Specification:
- C / A weight latex paper
- Aluminum Oxide abrasive (60 to 1200 grit)
- Silicon Carbide abrasive (1500 to 2500 grit)
- Modified synthetic resin bonding
- 50 sheets per sleeve (or here as 10-packs)