With a 28.6mm (2-1/8") wide running surface machined at a right angle to its face, each of these blocks lets you accurately sand stock square and to size. Jointing stock by sanding instead of planing reduces the risk of splintering and chipping on thin stock, difficult grain, or even lacquered or painted moldings. The wooden knob is angled to help you apply equal force to the sole and face, and can be positioned at any point along the length of the sander, locking in place with a simple twist of the knob.
Compatible with any shop-made shooting board sized for the Veritas shooting plane, each sander has a 6.35mm (1/4") wide lip along the bottom of the face that keeps the sander from widening the shooting board track. The body is extruded aluminium with a black anodized finish. Available as per this unit at 203mm (8") or a larger 406mm (16") length; the smaller sander is easier to manage and suited to smaller shooting boards and work.
Each sander comes with six 31.75mm (1-1/4") wide strips of PSA-backed sandpaper – two each of 120x, 180x and 220x aluminum oxide grit with a zinc stearate coating. The strips are 229mm (9") long for the 203mm (8") sander and 432mm (17") long for the 406mm (16") sander. Additional sheets of the premium-quality B/C-weight paper are available separately in packages of 12.
Simple tools and surprisingly useful in any shop.
Made in Canada.