Norton Black Ice & Rhynowet Redline are not comparable.

allenkey said:
I just wish I could get rhynowet with a cloth backing for contouring handles. (Even el-cheapo abrasives seem 100 times better with a cloth backing)

I always use rhynowet , though, because it really isn't that pricey if you buy a bunch of it somewhere like supergrit.com.

I've tried Gator's black zirconium line and really liked it too. That was more ideal for very high pressure arm numbing handsanding though haha. The other thing I found with that stuff is their 50 grit stuff doesn't stay on their backing very well ... Basically leaving me with a horde of almost useless 50 grit paper. 100 grit and 220 grit was amazing in that stuff though. Very long lasting and aggressive (I'd say better than rhynowet) Supergrit had some on closeout some months ago. I wish I bought more!

Thanks for the comparison though! I was thinking of trying the black ice but looks like I have no real reason to change it up hahs
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Just put some duct tape on the back of the rhynowet, then cut in strips.
 
razor-edge-knives said:
Interesting recent video

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I was just going to post this.

I recently found Kyle's videos and really like them. He has some great build videos where he does a fantastic job of showing every step. Many videos have weird camera angles or gloss over or miss some parts. His work looks great as well.
 
I used Black Ice for some time before I was told about Rhynowet. Once I tried Rhynowet I switched instantly. Also, it does a much better job wet sanding then dry.

Lloyd Hale made a post years ago that I did not understand at first.

Water cuts, oil polishes.
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Wet sand with water and then wet sand with a light oil to see the difference.
 
Would Rhynowet be useful with cleaning and straightening up grind lines and plunge lines? If so I plan on ordering some soon.
 
tmickley said:
I used Black Ice for some time before I was told about Rhynowet. Once I tried Rhynowet I switched instantly. Also, it does a much better job wet sanding then dry.

Lloyd Hale made a post years ago that I did not understand at first.

Water cuts, oil polishes.
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Wet sand with water and then wet sand with a light oil to see the difference.
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That's interesting Tracy, oil has seemed to cut better for me but I will look fresh at this... I've also been using sic wet/dry paper for a while now, so the alox redline will be interesting to try.

In the video above Kyle loves using windex for some reason, maybe it doesn't rust non stainless blades as quick as plain water
 
razor-edge-knives said:
That's interesting Tracy, oil has seemed to cut better for me but I will look fresh at this... I've also been using sic wet/dry paper for a while now, so the alox redline will be interesting to try.

In the video above Kyle loves using windex for some reason, maybe it doesn't rust non stainless blades as quick as plain water
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I use windex too. It has surfactants in it, which helps to lift the swarf away.
 
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