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Tip
#37
Use
& Sharpening Instructions for Hand Scrapers
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- When
scraper edges dull, it is not necessary to follow the complete
sharpening procedure. Simply burnish old burr up flat, then
form a new one at a slightly lesser angle (e.g. 80-degrees).
After putting new burr on four or five times, follow complete
sharpening procedure.
- The
most common sharpening mistake is burnishing too hard! This
gives the burr a big hook which will dig too far into the
wood (except when scraping rough stock).
- For
rough work (removing glue or lacquer, rough scraping) -
simply file edges; sharpening stones is not necessary.
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Curl fingers around scraper ends, bowing it slightly with
thumb pressure. |
b)
Angle the scraper away from you at about 70-degrees from
the work surface and push... |
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...or toward you and pull. d) Hold the scraper diagonally,
but move parallel to the grain of the wood. |
d)
Hold the scraper diagonally, but move parallel to the
grain of the wood. |
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Hand Scrapers should not make dust. |
f)
...they should make tissue-thin shavings! |
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