To provide a sand feeder which allows a user to carry out a sand spraying work while keeping a standing attitude.

In the sand feeder, a handle 2 is arranged with a mid grip 19 vertically operable to an outer grip 14 and a sand feed port 11 is provided at an upper part of a cylinder 1 hanging from the handle 2. A valve 3 for controlling the storage and the discharge of sand is contained at a lower part of the cylinder 1 and a transmission means 4 is arranged to open or close the valve 3 in linkage with the vertical motion of the mid grip 19.