80 grit Aluminum Oxide (abrasive) sandpaper versus Silicon Carbide
(abrasive) sandpaper.
What is the practical difference, from the point of view of sharpening
chisels, say? Any?
I noticed a feller on the Woodsmith shop used Aluminum Oxide before he went
to Silicon Carbinde
on the finer grits.
Thank you,
Bill
Bill wrote:
> 80 grit Aluminum Oxide (abrasive) sandpaper versus Silicon Carbide
> (abrasive) sandpaper.
>
> What is the practical difference, from the point of view of sharpening
> chisels, say? Any?
> I noticed a feller on the Woodsmith shop used Aluminum Oxide before
> he went to Silicon Carbinde
> on the finer grits.
The practical difference is that it's hard to find anything but aluminum
oxide in coarse grits and anything but silicon carbide in fine grits.