These are our personal favourite sandpaper for edge finishing, everything from profiling the raw edge to fine sanding a painted edge.
The greatest advantage of these sandpaper is that the abrasives are resin bonded to the strip, so that it doesn't shed easily if at all.
Usage
These should only serve as a guidance, we are confident that you will slowly develop your own unique techniques that would be better suited to your own style.
60 Micron (250 grit): Profiling and rough sanding, should be used in the initial stages. Also very useful in roughing leather when gluing.
40 Micron (400 grit): Used for profiling too, but it has a gentler bite.
30 Micron (600 grit): Intermediary grit, say shaping and correcting the edge paint between coats.
15 Micron (1200 grit): Fine polishing, yields a soft matte edge.
9 Micron (1800 grit): Ultra-fine polishing, gives a final fine luster to both edge painted and burnished edges.
If you're going to use it for sharpening
These can be used for sharpening, however, these sandpaper are not backed with adhesive. It is best glued to a flat surface like granite or glass if you intent to do so, maybe with spray on or double sided adhesive tape?
