The thrill of scraping

[scmhogg]

First of all, a brad gun will give you only a flesh wound. For real damage, you'll need a framing nailer.

Secondly, good for you! I bought some scrapers at a woodworking show earlier this year and I'm still figuring out how to make the little burr on the edge. I did manage to get some nice scrapings once. It was pretty cool!

Which source helped you the most?

g.

g. I had difficulty getting a perfectly flat smooth edge on my scrapers. I bought the mill file holder from LV and voilą. Next came the correct angle for the hook. Again I bought the burnisher from LV that allows you to pre-set the angle. Almost seems like cheating, but they work great now.

I also like using my vintage Stanley No. 80 Cabinet Scraper. Makes a really flat even surface, with a lot less effort and stress on your thumbs.

If you need to be convinced, take two like pieces of highly figure wood. Sand one and scrape the other. Then add tung oil or danish oil and see if you can see the difference in the depth. It made me a believer.

Steve