[DOC] [TLE] everyday life - Fish/Shark skin sandpaper - History Stack Exchange [PAR] Aug 3, 2015 ... B. were any other fish types outside of the shark family ever used for this? ... 
Cabinet makers would use the more accurate honed edges of planes to get ... the 
only abrasive sheet material available - the skin of a shark or dogfish. ... before 
gluing on a patch, one can infer that the practice isn't exactly ancient. [DOC] [TLE] SHARKHIDE Aluminum Cleaner [PAR] This is what aluminum looks like after just a short time in the elements. Once 
Sharkhide Aluminum Cleaner is applied, it will begin to foam. Keep the surface... [DOC] [TLE] Sharkhide [PAR] Watch for Sharkhide on the Speed channel! ... step polish that will leave a swirl 
free mirror finish when used on aluminum as well as any other type of metal. [DOC] [TLE] Google Answers: processing shagreen [PAR] How does one process sharkskin (dogfish, rays, etc.) ... Historically, shark skin 
has been used as an abrasive and, in Asia, to decorate sword hilts and sheaths. 
Dried but untanned skin, called shagreen, was once used like fine .... ask to 
speak to Jrme Cordi the manager of AISTHESIS (cabinet maker). [DOC] [TLE] Shark Creole - the National Sea Grant Library [PAR] 2 pounds shark llets, 1 teaspoon garlic powder .... skin was once used by 
cabinet makers throughout the ... ections on the skin made an effective abrasive. [DOC] [TLE] On the level: the smooth guide - Telegraph [PAR] Jun 9, 2004 ... As far as walls were concerned, once the plasterer had finished his ... Cabinet 
makers would use the more accurate honed edges of planes to get a ... by the 
only abrasive sheet material available - the skin of a shark or dogfish. ... The 
abrasive wears off quickly, especially when used with power-sanders. [DOC] [TLE] Furl Crisis . - Google News [PAR] ... where the contract was turned down by a vote. Abrasive shark hide, known as 
shagreen, was once used as sandpaper by cabinetmakers. Prompt Service . [DOC] [TLE] The uses of sharkskin - Sharks - Shark exhibition - Oceanographic ... [PAR] Sharkskin has other qualities, especially as a powerful abrasive long used as a 
rasp by carpenters, cabinetmakers... and chefs! Once abraded and tanned, the 
leather is tough, supple and waterproof. It was used in Japan to sheathe the hilts 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Toothing Plane and Cabinet Scraper | Cabinet Maker | Project ... - PBS [PAR] Speaking of abrasive, I have mentioned sanding only once  not for finishing, ... I 
plan to finish off with cabinet scrapers, but there's another tool on the 
cabinetmaker's ... For thousands of years, artisans of all sorts have used 
sharkskin for fine finishing. Some friends managed to get some skin from dogfish, 
small sharks, and... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Knowledge of Sharks - NMFS Scientific Publications Office [PAR] and for its skin which was used as an abra- sive. ... a monopoly on the shark 
leather industry for several ... one may call galeus (small shark), and the rest, ...... 
which was used as an abrasive. Dog- ... when dry, is used by cabinet makers. [DOC] [TLE] OldTools Archive - Swingleydev [PAR] Jan 26, 2001 ... ... of two natural > abrasives, shagreen (or natural shark skin) and horsetail rush. 
... a particular species of shark they caught to be used by furniture makers. ... 
Sandpaper, once you stop using it and go to scraping, has little to... [DOC] [TLE] Journeyman's Journal  This is a journal of the art of woodworking ... [PAR] Once the boards have reached equilibrium with its environment which is usually 
.... Cabinetmaking was a slow and gradual process that developed over a span of 
.... Cabinet shop at Colonial Williamsburg used shark skin with great success. ... 
As I mentioned above, the Egyptians were sanding blocks using sand stones for
... [DOC] [TLE] Sandpaper  Journeyman's Journal [PAR] Oct 10, 2016 ... The use of abrasives goes back almost since the beginning of ... Stone used in 
building the Pyramids of Egypt which were smoothed ... sand

Question: Shark hide was once used by cabinetmakers as this abrasive
Answer: Sandpaper