Sometime last year, Chuck Gottfried sent us a tool review for a tool called a sand shark. He called it a cross between a rasp, a block plane, and a sanding block on steroids.

The response was instant and uniform: folks wanted to know where to find this wonderful tool. But it was only after I attempted to buy a few Sand Sharks for our store that I learned they had been discontinued.

Then a couple of weeks ago, Bob Archibald wrote me to say he had found a source for the item. I called the number and sure enough it happens that someone had the foresight to buy some Sand Sharks at the end of the production run and is offering them for sale.

We bought a dozen on the spot and will sell those until they are gone. After that, we may be able to buy more and we may not. So if you want one of these fine tools, order now before they are gone forever.

The tool comes in a blister pack with a plastic handle, a heavy file-like plate and a mounting screw. One side of the plate has a coarse tooth pattern while the other side is fine. The application that appeals to boat builders is the ability of this tool to smooth an epoxied surface and prepare it for painting or another layer of epoxy.

Click the image below for a scan of the rear panel of the packaging: