April 4, 201214 yr Take any quantity of broken window-glass, that which has a rather green appearance on the edge is best, pound it in an iron mortar, then have two or three sieves of different degrees of fineness, ready for use when wanted; take any good tough paper, fine cartridge is the best, and having levelled the nobs and bumps from both sides with pumice-stone, take it at each paper on a board, and with good clear glue, diluted with about one-third more water then is used generally for wood-work, go quickly over the paper, taking care to spread it even with your brush; then, having your sieve ready, sift the pounced glass over it lightly, but to cover it in every part; let it remain till the glue is set, take it from the board, and shake off the superfluous glass, again in the sieve, and hang it in the shade to dry; in two or three days it will be fit for use.Now that's how you made sand paper!!!! Copied from my newest hand book I received from the MWTCA. I recently received my membership card and a back issue of the Gristmill and one copied full publication of the pocket book called "The Cabinet Makers Guide" copyright 1837. Once a year the MWTCA provides all it's members with a reprint publication of something old, such as this pocket book I just received.So, who's going to be the first to make some home-made sandpaper!!!John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 4, 201214 yr Interesting!I worked with enough glass when I worked at the glass bottle factory. I'll pass on this one.Harry BrinkBulldog WoodworkingMontana
April 4, 201214 yr Author You had an endless supply of glass paper ingredients at one time Harry! If we only knew then what we know now right. Harry Brink said:Interesting!I worked with enough glass when I worked at the glass bottle factory. I'll pass on this one.Harry BrinkBulldog WoodworkingMontanaJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 4, 201214 yr Cardboard boxes and all sorts of glass. If I knew about this then, no problem getting the stuff. Harry BrinkBulldog WoodworkingMontana
April 4, 201214 yr Author I Love the way our woodworkers worked wood back in the day. I'll be posting more of these little tips from 1837 in the future.Harry Brink said: Cardboard boxes and all sorts of glass. If I knew about this then, no problem getting the stuff. Harry BrinkBulldog WoodworkingMontana John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 4, 201214 yr Too much work, I'm lazy.    I DO use glass though, just i leave it in one piece.     A "See-through" card scraper, made from a piece of freshly cut glass.  And IF, I have have a profile to clean up, I can also cut the glass to a close-enough shape.    Just use it like a card scraper, without the forceful bending to get a cut.   If it starts to get a bit dull, just cut a new edge, and carry on. Note: another source of "sandpaper" back then was Shark Skin, without the shark in it, of course.  Don't believe me?   Try rubbing your hands along a shark's back sometime.    Rougher than "John Wayne Paper" 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 4, 201214 yr Author So right Steve. I'll stick with my Mirka paper for now thank you. It would be cool though to try and duplicate the process and write about it.steven newman said: Too much work, I'm lazy.    I DO use glass though, just i leave it in one piece.     A "See-through" card scraper, made from a piece of freshly cut glass.  And IF, I have have a profile to clean up, I can also cut the glass to a close-enough shape.    Just use it like a card scraper, without the forceful bending to get a cut.   If it starts to get a bit dull, just cut a new edge, and carry on. Note: another source of "sandpaper" back then was Shark Skin, without the shark in it, of course.  Don't believe me?   Try rubbing your hands along a shark's back sometime.    Rougher than "John Wayne Paper" 'and may the road raise up to meet ye' John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 4, 201214 yr Cool tip John, but I think I'll just stop by Lowe's and get some of the pre made stuff GregScroll Saw forum hosthttp://www.thesawdustfactory.net/
April 6, 201214 yr Author Yeah buddy. It'll probably last longer too!Greg Aksdal said: Cool tip John, but I think I'll just stop by Lowe's and get some of the pre made stuff GregScroll Saw forum hosthttp://www.thesawdustfactory.net/ John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 8, 201214 yr I read that too John. lots of interesting stuff in there that little book is a good benefit of the MWTCA. Going to a tool meet Sunday; hope to find some more interesting bits of knowledge there. Good, Better, Best never let it restTill your Good is Better and your Better is Best.
April 8, 201214 yr Author Alright Mark! I am having a blast with that little book. If I didn't have a regular full time job, I'd go through the book and work it out as it states, all the finishing techniques, etc. That would be fun, and to write about it as well. Joining the MWTCA was a great move for us. Glad your having a blast Mark. If you think about it Mark, take some pics and come back here and post em!Mark Dorman said:I read that too John. lots of interesting stuff in there that little book is a good benefit of the MWTCA. Going to a tool meet Sunday; hope to find some more interesting bits of knowledge there.Good, Better, Best never let it restTill your Good is Better and your Better is Best.John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
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