scratched blank

[kbproctor]

I scratched a T&T blank ONCE with what must have been one single piece of grit down inside the cork handle. TALK about a PITA to get out...geeze

I wondered about that when I saw the abrasive grip reamers. When wood carving, I will NEVER touch a knife to something I have started to sand. The abrasive from the sand paper gets embedded in the wood and will ruin the edge on a knife in a heartbeat. I use a rat tail file to ream out the grips for that very reason.