I have several sanding blocks for bladework.
For blades where the lines need to be maintained they are hard wood, generally cherry as that is what I have scrap from.
For blades with more of a "primal" look I have a block with a bit of leather glued to it from an old soft leather coat. This will soften out lines/hammer ding edges etc.
I have a piece of long side angle iron that fits in my postvise that I can then c-clamp the tang to for filing and sanding.
If you do a lot of thin flexible blades you will need a support for the underside when working them to keep them from bending away from the file or block.
Thomas
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