2x72 Inch Sanding Belts for Knifemaking

Sanding belt kits are designed to ship free regardless of the price.

There's some great rules of thumb for many knifemakers.

1. Generally, you're probably going to start with a 36 grit sanding belt. Almost always, a ceramic belt holds up to steel and rough grinding or stock removal to justify the higher price. Then you're going to double your grit to the closest grit.
2. We typically see progressions that look like: 36 grit ceramic ➡️ 60 grit ceramic ➡️ 120 grit ceramic ➡️220 grit J-Flex aluminum oxide ➡️ very fine non-woven surface conditioning belt
3. Consider using older and more worn 36 grit ceramic belts to start new stock removal blades. Their life is very long-lasting and newer edge belts can be used for other difficult jobs
4. Consider starting at a finer grit, 60 or 80 grit, for thin stock, roughly 1/8" or finer.

• Heat is your enemey. However at rougher grits with high pressure, (say 100 grit and below), you remove enough stock that the heat goes with it. This means the finer grits can have more trouble with heat than the coarser grits.
• Aluminum Oxide x-weight (sometimes referred to as AOX), is your general purpose sanding belt. Knifemakers often like the J-Flex aluminum oxide for it's extreme flexibility. If it's run as a slack belt, one can lean in with a handle for example and contour smooth a wooden or resin handles.
• Sanding belts can load with soft material between the abrasive grains. Utilizing a rubber belt eraser can fix this issue. The rubber acts like a cleaning stick that removes the build up of soft material that prevents abrasive grinding as the belt becomes smooth with soft build-up.