How to sharpen a scraper

[smorris]

I have 3 of these I got for Christmas and have been using. I bought a burnishing tool today to put the edge back on them but don't have any good instructions. Would anyone like to share a good tutorial on how to put the edge back on a card scraper? Thanks.

[windmill]

Take a look at episode 14 of the wood whisperer. Everything you need to know.

[jackellis]

The only problem with this show is that the host is way too young. How much can he really know

[smorris]

Thanks, I have to spend some time practicing but it looks fairly straight forward.

[Uncle Cracker]

It is the practice that does it. If I go any stretch in between, I lose it.

[drumpriest]

here's how David Marks does it.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_mat...748729,00.html

[windmill]

It definitely takes practice. I couldn't get a good hook at first, until I finally put some extra effort in the first burnishing step to get the edge nice and thin. Putting on the hook is then a trivial matter. Also improved my result by flattening the scraper on the Work Sharp machine. But I still mess up 25% of the time.

[Lonnie in Orlando]

Here are some more links to sharpening a scraper...

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/ar...splay?id=14549

http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/I-3416.html

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/ar...splay?id=11182

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki...es/w00007.asp?

http://www.cianperez.com/Wood/WoodDo...rdScrapers.htm

- Lonnie