Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Cabinet Scraper
Jerry Nicholson
>I just bought an E.C. Stearns cabinet scraper and I need to know if the blade should be sharpened at 90 degrees or some other angle and if it needs a burr like a card scraper. Someone sharpened it like it was a spokeshave but I bet it didn't work well that way! I got it from a hardware store/antique shop that has been in operation since 1885 and probably paid too much but it didn't break the bank.
Jerry
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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA, the rain's here
>Do you mean a cabinet scraper like the Stanley No. 80, or its various relatives - as in the link below?
If so, as Professor Leach notes, it's sharpened at 45 degrees, with the hook turned away from the bevel, and the scraper iron installed with the bevel facing backward.
Patrick Leach's info on the No. 80
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Angelo Schembari in Cornwall, NY
>File at 45� and I'd leave the burr small to start..less risk of gouging. Ralph Brendler has a pretty complete tutorial on scrapers, both the card and cabinet types. Lots of good stuff on his page
Ralph Brandler's Scraper Page
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Jerry Nicholson
>The one I have appears to be exactly like the pictures of the #80.
Thanks for the info
Jerry
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Jerry Nicholson
>You guys have answered the question and I saved the links to the referenced sites.
Thanks
Jerry
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Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
>It is not necessary for the blade to be ground at an angle. The Hock scraper blade I just got for my #112 is also ground at an angle, so I just left the angle on rather than grind it off. If the blade is ground square, then you can sharpen both sides of it, use one side until it is dull then flip it and use the other side before resharpening.