Members Charliewz Posted November 2, 2014 Members Report Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) I get mine from http://www.dupont.com/products-and-services/construction-materials/surface-design-materials/brands/corian-solid-surfaces/products/corian-all-colors/sub-products/designer-white.html $8 for a 4x4 sample. I use it for pocket knife scales. Charlie Edited November 2, 2014 by Charliewz Quote
Members Manypawz Posted November 2, 2014 Members Report Posted November 2, 2014 What a great idea! Thank you for sharing. Quote www.manypawz.com. http//www.etsy.com/people/manypaws1?ref=si_pr
Members oltoot Posted November 2, 2014 Members Report Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) Many good ideas and selection will vary by individual. Here's what I did +/- 30 yrs ago. I went to a glass shop and got 4 pieces (I'm still using the first one and have traded two so I'm down to one spare) of tempered glass rounded and smoothed on one side, added a leather handle much like the others and voila!. BTW I think the secret of long life has been that I made a protected place for it on my bench so that the edge is out of the path of any other tools as they dismount/mount their own special places. I almost forgot glass was 1/2 thick and 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 Edited November 2, 2014 by oltoot Quote
Members Colt W Knight Posted November 3, 2014 Members Report Posted November 3, 2014 I've been using a square glass serving plate. It works, but I really want a real one eventually. Quote
Members silverwingit Posted November 3, 2014 Members Report Posted November 3, 2014 As to the grit of sandpaper the OP used, it may be that having a little "tooth" on the edge of the slicker could actually enhance its effectiveness as it might grab lightly onto the wetted leather instead of just gliding over its surface. That might slightly stretch and straighten out the leather leaving it nice and flat and ready to tool. And isn't that the purpose of a slicker? One might want to experiment with increasingly fine grit paper. Michelle Quote
Members oltoot Posted November 4, 2014 Members Report Posted November 4, 2014 Slicking is also smoothing so I wonder about marks? Quote
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