garnet paper

noun

1. an abrasive paper coated with pulverized garnet.

garnet paper

noun

1. sandpaper having powdered garnet as the abrasive

Word History and Origins

Origin of garnet paper¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

That said, my final advice was: “Once you finish with the 220, try a piece of 320-grit red garnet paper. You may discover it makes the pine as smooth as a piece of glass.”

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Garnet paper is largely used, especially in America, in place of sandpaper for smoothing woodwork and for scouring leather in the boot-trade.

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Carborundum paper, made like emery paper, is now largely used in place of garnet paper in American shoe factories, and finds a market in other directions.

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Garnet is used chiefly in the form of garnet paper for working leather, wood, and brass.

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Upon the revolving horizontal disk is glued a commercial sandpaper, known as garnet paper, which is commonly employed in factories in finishing wood.

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