Amazing tool, at least for me

[timb]

darn it - another thing I didn't know I needed

[ragswl4]

Trust me, you need it.

Not only that, once you use it, you'll want it (not in the Biblical sense).

[drumpriest]

I am also a huge fan of card scrapers. I've been using them for quite a while, and love the results. Turning a bur is a difficult thing, for sure. Not always successful, but often enough to not warrant the purchase of an expensive burnishing system. That one from lee valley looks interesting though.

Here's a David Marks video on sharpening these...

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_mat...748847,00.html