Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Scraper sharpening?
Ernie Miller
>A while back I bought a bunch of the handled scrapers that have the tear drop shape as well as other shapes. they are kinda old and crusty but I am making some spoons for a friends wedding present and have a use for them now. so how does one go about sharpening them? Also do you burnish them like a regular scraper?
Re: Scraper sharpening?
JL
>Ernie, asking a tool question?
I have had "moderate" luck with putting the scraper on a flat board (just to help get it off the bench surface) next to a water stone. I just rotate it around until I get the burr off. I then burnish like an ordinary flat scraper. The inside curves are tougher. I have a "wooden donut" in which I have mounted a round slip. I get the burr off and burnish it very carefully.
Re: Scraper sharpening?
JL
>Oh, I forgot. I usually remove the scraper from the handle. The old one where I can't remove the scraper, I just drilled a hole in the board. The point of the tear-drop I have used to help define grooves. I haven't done enough carving to develop a "hand" for it, so I always "wander" with the carving tools, especially the veiners.
Re: Scraper sharpening?
Bob Hackett
>I`d try it without burnishing a burr first.You may be surprised.
MB
Re: Scraper sharpening?
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>These were mostly considered carpenter's tools, weren't they? Take an appropriate file to them to get them smooth, and, as Bob says, try them without burnishing.
Re: Scraper sharpening?
Ernie Miller
>Carpenters tools? Now you tell me! I did just that flattened and sharpened I guess I went a step further and used a stone also. it worked OK with out the burr worked best diagonal to the grain. All I need to do was level out the high spots from the gouge. Two spoons down last night I will do a spatichula tonight and a fork. I'm also thinging about making a pair of salad tongs. Thinking I would like to put some sort of spring on them so I don't have to make lopes for the handles. What do you all think? any ideas? she is getting married next weekend so I need to keep on top of this.
Purism vs. pragmatism
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Whether they were carpenter's tools or not, if they work for making spoons and other treen, they're treen-maker's tools.
I'm a treener?
Ernie Miller
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Yup, Treener Smurf ;~)
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
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Hey Treener...
Bob Hackett
>Bounce on over to the turning forum if you want to see some REAL spoons.Mr Schwing has been very busy since he quit scratching after his Makore misadventure.
Paw around in the archives if you can`t find his latest still posted.
Your heavily medicated pal,Bawb