What is this tool?

[MikeDingas]

Sorry but I can't even post a pic. I've seen it in magazines, though. Looks like a long, thin bar of spring steel that you can attach a strip of sandpaper to. I wanted to try to find one but Google isn't much help if I don't know the proper name.

[Gill]

Hmmmm.... this is difficult.

I suspect it's a gizmo, but it might be a widget.

Helpful Gill

[CanadianScroller]

sounds like a sanding bow

there is a similar one here http://www.intarsia.com/Hardware.html
and here http://www.intarsiadesigns.com/bowsander/bowsander.html
or here http://www.sawbird.com/flex_sanders.htm
and a home made one here http://www.demo.com.hk/project/modelboat/kaifeng.htm

[MikeDingas]

Thanks, Carl. They are similar. The one I'm trying to find has a simple clamping mechanism on one or both ends and is a straight bar. I've not seen the whole length of the tool so I'm not sure if there is a handle of some sorts on one end.

[Mick Walker]

Mike, that is either a wachamacallit or a thingamajig and it's used for sanding an object that smells real bad.

[Rick-H]

I think this is what you are looking for. I thought it came from PS Woods but I don't see it on their web site.

[GrayBeard Phil]

Mike:

This is a wild asp guess:

Try this site, http://www.mcmaster.com/

do a search for: abrasive strip holder.
On the bottom of page 2576 there seems to be something like you have been describing.

Don't know if this industrial site will sell to general public. But maybe as a business owner of your web site?

Phil

[owler]

If the picture in Rick'ss post is what you want, then Carl's link tio intarsia.com will get you there. I own these and they are very handy.