Thread: What are you working on?

The scraper I use (used? haven't had it in my hand in years) looks like a dough knife with a really bad bur opposite the handle.

They come in different sizes and shapes but they are all just like the one pictured above. I have never had a fancy handle on one though. They are hardened spring steel for lack of better words and they are draw down the surface of the wood, or other material, like horn scales, to relieve any tool marks and lightly burnish the surface of the wood. You can actually make quite a shiny surface on hard wood before you even start putting finish on. Once upon a time they were also used in part to put fine beads on the finish on fancy trim too.

I just used my paint scraper. It's a Purdy, use a pulling motion, has a changeable tungsten blade. Fun on a small project like this. But if you have a lot of scraping to do, you might have more fun watching the "Pitch Drop Experiment".

Looks like I used the wrong type scraper Need to get me one of those kind!

You did a great job with what you have.

I often use a utility SE blade for that. The worn ones, especially.
I suspect that we all are really just 'scraping'!

Lets see the 'pitch drop experiment', shall we?

Indeed cabinet scrapers are a very indispensable tool for fine woodworking, you can make them from old saws, Pretty much in any shape you want. There lots of information on the web on how to make the cutting edge. You are actually creating a burr on the metal to scrape the wood.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I often use a utility SE blade for that. The worn ones, especially.
I suspect that we all are really just 'scraping'!

Lets see the 'pitch drop experiment', shall we?

You bet Tom. I have used many SE razor blades and Olfa knife blades to flatten a finish build up before coats and before polishing too. Handy stuff with many applications.

Originally Posted by Martin103

You are actually creating a burr on the metal to scrape the wood.

Dang! Hirlau could do that right out of his trunk!




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Utility knife blade and worned razor blades, Olfa knife blade, hacksaw blade etc all good scrapers.