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Re: Sanding cork joints

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-12-02 05:21

I use 180 grit carborundum cloth torn into a strip to sand tenon corks (and sax crook corks) down with - make sure it has a flexible cloth backing instead of the firm type used with belt sanders. 3M should be ideal. If you want a finer finish, then use 400 grit emery paper or cloth.

Although I usually mount clarinet and oboe joints in my lathe and shape them by sanding them while they're spinning at high speed - remove all the keys to avoid excessive vibration or damage and on clarinets, remove the shared pillar by the middle tenon (LH2 ring and C#/G# key pillar) as that could get caught or catch you or the abrasive. But on joints too long to fit between the centres I sand them down using a bench peg to secure the end of the tenon (or sax crook) in.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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