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lonepine · 03-13-2006, 09:30 PM

A friend of mine gave me a scraper. It did not come with an edge. Does anyone know how or where I can find info on preparing it. Thanks. Bob

Marcel in Longueuil · 03-14-2006, 01:24 AM

Look at this site, they have your answer and more...

http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/scraping/scraper.htm

Regards,
Marcel

Gill · 03-14-2006, 10:23 AM

That's a very comprehensive and informative site, Marcel - thanks for posting it

. However, Bob, if you want to cheat you could always invest in a Veritas Adjustable Burnisher. I've got one of these and it's very good.

Gill

Marcel in Longueuil · 03-14-2006, 01:00 PM

Hi,

Although I'm a very big LeeValley/Veritas fan and my wife will attest to them having more than their fair share of my paychecks, I'm not so happy with this item that I own myself.
Maybe it's the way I use it that's the problem, and not the tool itself

The burnisher I prefer is this one: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...310,41070&ap=1.
But if you just want to try the scraper, file it square and use a drill bit shank to burnish it; just make sure it's smooth, not gouged or scratched, and use one of a size big enough that it won't bend (drill it into the end of a foam brush handle, don't pull it out, remove from chuck: instant burnisher handle

)

However lonepine, you still need to prepare the surface of the scraper before burnishing it. The surfaces need to be flatened and squared first. If you do not have sharpening stones, you could look into this item http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...072,43089&ap=1 It's a file jointer/edger, that one I'm happy with

lonepine · 03-17-2006, 04:51 PM

for the most interesting information, it is very much helpfull. I did not know that there was a lot to it. Bob

03-13-2006, 09:30 PM	#1
lonepine Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Western,Penn. Posts: 162	Scraper A friend of mine gave me a scraper. It did not come with an edge. Does anyone know how or where I can find info on preparing it. Thanks. Bob __________________ The provide-ance of God is my inheritance

03-14-2006, 01:24 AM	#2
Marcel in Longueuil Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,131	Look at this site, they have your answer and more... http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/scraping/scraper.htm Regards, Marcel __________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

03-14-2006, 10:23 AM	#3
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	That's a very comprehensive and informative site, Marcel - thanks for posting it . However, Bob, if you want to cheat you could always invest in a Veritas Adjustable Burnisher. I've got one of these and it's very good. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

03-14-2006, 01:00 PM	#4
Marcel in Longueuil Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,131	Hi, Although I'm a very big LeeValley/Veritas fan and my wife will attest to them having more than their fair share of my paychecks, I'm not so happy with this item that I own myself. Maybe it's the way I use it that's the problem, and not the tool itself The burnisher I prefer is this one: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...310,41070&ap=1. But if you just want to try the scraper, file it square and use a drill bit shank to burnish it; just make sure it's smooth, not gouged or scratched, and use one of a size big enough that it won't bend (drill it into the end of a foam brush handle, don't pull it out, remove from chuck: instant burnisher handle ) However lonepine, you still need to prepare the surface of the scraper before burnishing it. The surfaces need to be flatened and squared first. If you do not have sharpening stones, you could look into this item http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...072,43089&ap=1 It's a file jointer/edger, that one I'm happy with __________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

03-17-2006, 04:51 PM	#5
lonepine Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Western,Penn. Posts: 162	for the most interesting information, it is very much helpfull. I did not know that there was a lot to it. Bob __________________ The provide-ance of God is my inheritance

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