A sanding block is a block used to hold sandpaper. In its simplest form, it is a block of wood or cork with one smooth flat side. Shop sanding blocks in the sandpaper steel wool section of Lowes.
Find quality sanding blocks online or in store. The product is 3M, Rubber Sanding Block, For Light To Medium Hand Sanding. Sanding, especially hand sanding, is a pain. Anything that can help make the job easier and go faster is welcome, such as a well made . Lisa Raleigh, Asa Christiana, and Gary Junken. It’s a widely practiced rule in woodworking: never sand a flat plane without a sanding block.
I’m guilty of buying those inexpensive sanding blocks in the past.
For the most part they work but I’ve often found that they either don’t hold the sandpaper in . Grit X-Fine Ultra Flexible Block Sanding Sponge.
