The Sakazume Precision Sanding System is a light, compact hand sanding method from Japan built around interchangeable abrasive sheets. Each sheet attaches by hook and loop to a sanding block or the sanding file, and lifts off cleanly when it's time to move to a different grit or fit a fresh sheet.
Because the paper is held flat against a rigid base, hand sanding with the system follows the grain direction rather than cutting across it, giving a visibly cleaner surface than the same grit used freehand. The stearated, non-loading sheets cut quickly and last well before needing to be replaced.
The system is best suited to the final clean up of components: removing pencil marks, fingerprints and machining marks prior to assembly or the application of finish, and taking crisp edges without the rounding over that a random orbit sander or careless freehand sanding can cause. It suits cabinetmaking, instrument making, model making and any fine work where a controlled, even finish matters more than speed of stock removal.
Sheets can be cut down with scissors to fit whichever block or file they are being used with, so one pack of paper serves the whole system.
This file shaped sanding block has a double sided steel plate which enables you to have two different grades of paper at hand; the narrow wood handle makes is ideal for getting to those tight places or working on smaller pieces with accuracy.
- Width: 20mm
- Sanding length: 100mm
- Handle length: 100mm
- Double-sided plate holds two grits at once
- Supplied with 3 sheets of paper: 80, 120 and 240 grit