Blending Sticks and Tortillons

[MaryAnne Long]

Is there a difference between a blending stick and a tortillon?  Just curious.

My question is really how do you sharpen the point once it gets all black?  I tried cutting off the point with a knife and figure there has to be an easier way and neater way to do it.

aloha

mea

[C.Bodine]

Mea,

I am not sure, but I think you use a piece of sandpaper to clean  the blending stick. Rub the stick on the paper to make it clean and pointed again.

[KathyKuz]

Mea;  I think you can use a sandpaper stick.  I would have to try a pencil sharpener. Kathy

[MaryAnne Long]

Thanks, Christina.

I just tried your suggestion and it worked perfectly.  Didn't seem to matter which grade of sandpaper I used - 80, 150, 220.  All cleaned the black smudge off, but the 150 seem to make the smoothest point.

I knew someone at PB would have the answer!

aloha and mahalo

mea

[MaryAnne Long]

Thanks, Kathy.  The first thing I tried was the pencil sharpener and it did not work at all.

As you can see from my last post, the sandpaper worked well.

Appreciate your response.

aloha

mea

[Annie.]

You can also do a tortillion with a peice of photocopying paper and just discard it (sorry put it in the paper recycling bin) when done.