Comments on: Sharpening a Card Scraper http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:27:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-465 Tom Fidgen Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:23:36 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-465 thanks for the comment Michael, happy to hear you're enjoying the site... cheers! I find the card scraper is one of those things, every house hold should have one- just like a good pair of scissors or a can opener, a card scraper is one of those handy items you can find a million uses for- here's another one- as my dull scrapers are waiting for sharpening they'll usually become 'shims' for a few days on the work bench- some find their way out of the debris and some end up staying around a while.... funny about that eh? keep well ! thanks for the comment Michael,
happy to hear you’re enjoying the site… cheers!
I find the card scraper is one of those things,
every house hold should have one- just like a good pair of scissors or a can opener, a card scraper is one of those handy items you can find a million uses for-
here’s another one- as my dull scrapers are waiting for sharpening they’ll usually become ‘shims’ for a few days on the work bench- some find their way out of the debris and some end up staying around a while….
funny about that eh?
keep well !

]]> By: Michael http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-464 Michael Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:56:47 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-464 Hi Tom, Thanks for this excellent description! Just this weekend, I tried to sharpen and use a scraper for the first time, and it worked just great. This seems to be a very versatile tool. And, furthermore, thank you for sharing your experience on this site! This is great inspiration. Michael Hi Tom,

Thanks for this excellent description! Just this weekend, I tried to sharpen and use a scraper for the first time, and it worked just great. This seems to be a very versatile tool.

And, furthermore, thank you for sharing your experience on this site! This is great inspiration.

Michael

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-463 Tom Fidgen Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:10:32 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-463 thanks Jason- very thoughtful of you to send the link- cheers! thanks Jason-

very thoughtful of you to send the link-

cheers!

]]> By: Jason Crawford http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-462 Jason Crawford Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:51:56 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-462 Hi Tom: I saw you were looking for a manual drill press. I just saw a James Swan version here:http://www.jimbodetools.com/Fine-Adjustable-Angle-James-Swan-Boring-Machine-p11816.html. Hope this helps. Jason Hi Tom:

I saw you were looking for a manual drill press. I just saw a James Swan version here:http://www.jimbodetools.com/Fine-Adjustable-Angle-James-Swan-Boring-Machine-p11816.html. Hope this helps.

Jason

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-461 Tom Fidgen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:42:04 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-461 Hey Daniel, thanks for the comments- that's a great question . I know exactly that feeling, 'the scraper didn't cost a quarter of this !' I used the tri burnisher from Lee Valley and liked it a lot. It <em>is</em> a small tool so if the idea of a <em>thin</em> burnisher, pushing the steel out on the scraper edge sounds reasonable to you, then its a great investment. Some people like a wider/larger surface reference while turning a burr but perhaps more important- initial forming of the 4 surfaces around the card. I'm used to this style so I'm a fan of this tool- the three sided profile is also pretty cool for shaped profiles and edges. hope that helps - cheers! Hey Daniel,

thanks for the comments- that’s a great question . I know exactly that feeling, ‘the scraper didn’t cost a quarter of this !’
I used the tri burnisher from Lee Valley and liked it a lot. It is a small tool so if the idea of a thin burnisher, pushing the steel out on the scraper edge sounds reasonable to you, then its a great investment.
Some people like a wider/larger surface reference while turning a burr but perhaps more important- initial forming of the 4 surfaces around the card.
I’m used to this style so I’m a fan of this tool- the three sided profile is also pretty cool for shaped profiles and edges.
hope that helps
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cheers!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-460 Daniel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:24:55 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-460 Hi Tom, I picked up a set of "superhard" card scrapers at LV a week or so ago, but I don't have a burnisher... the one LV sells (besides the jig-type one in your post) is their "tri-burnisher" that's supposedly well suited for rounded scrapers - any idea if it's ideal for flat scrapers, too, or know anywhere else that may sell burnishers? I'm a little hesitant to purchase a tool that's more expensive than the tool it's intended to sharpen - you can buy twelve of their super-hard scrapers for about the same price as one set of four and a burnisher! Hi Tom, I picked up a set of “superhard” card scrapers at LV a week or so ago, but I don’t have a burnisher… the one LV sells (besides the jig-type one in your post) is their “tri-burnisher” that’s supposedly well suited for rounded scrapers – any idea if it’s ideal for flat scrapers, too, or know anywhere else that may sell burnishers?

I’m a little hesitant to purchase a tool that’s more expensive than the tool it’s intended to sharpen – you can buy twelve of their super-hard scrapers for about the same price as one set of four and a burnisher!

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-459 Tom Fidgen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:27:08 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-459 Thanks for the comments Dave- I completely agree, the card scraper is the tool of choice for certain jobs and this is definetly one of them! keep well. Thanks for the comments Dave-
I completely agree, the card scraper is the tool of choice for certain jobs and this is definetly one of them!
keep well.

]]> By: Dave http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-458 Dave Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:21:57 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-458 Once I got used to using and turning a good burr, the card scraper is one of my favorite tools. The control it affords is amazing. Tom, I use a card scraper all the time to level solid wood edging to veneered plywood. Other methods run too much of a risk to level too much and dig into/through the veneer. Either than or you end up rounding over the edge and you loose your crisp corner. With a card scraper, I can level the edging and keep the corners nice a crisp. Not only that, it's faster than most other methods as well. Great post on proper preparation. Once I got used to using and turning a good burr, the card scraper is one of my favorite tools. The control it affords is amazing. Tom, I use a card scraper all the time to level solid wood edging to veneered plywood. Other methods run too much of a risk to level too much and dig into/through the veneer. Either than or you end up rounding over the edge and you loose your crisp corner. With a card scraper, I can level the edging and keep the corners nice a crisp. Not only that, it’s faster than most other methods as well. Great post on proper preparation.

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-457 Tom Fidgen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:04:28 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-457 thats good to hear Brian, its an adventure so why not right? have fun with it- thanks for the comments. thats good to hear Brian, its an adventure so why not right? have fun with it-
thanks for the comments.

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/sharpening-a-card-scraper.html#comment-456 Tom Fidgen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:03:25 +0000 http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/?p=1958#comment-456 Thanks for the comment Andre- I follow this same procedure with all of the scraping irons. The only difference is the plane irons are ground in the 45 degree range while the card scrapers and cabinet scraper blades are all at 90- the process is pretty much the same overall. Some people while working with the heavier scraping irons don't bother with applying the burr- it works well but slightly less aggressive cut...that may be a good thing sometimes! cheers- Thanks for the comment Andre-
I follow this same procedure with all of the scraping irons. The only difference is the plane irons are ground in the 45 degree range while the card scrapers and cabinet scraper blades are all at 90- the process is pretty much the same overall. Some people while working with the heavier scraping irons don’t bother with applying the burr- it works well but slightly less aggressive cut…that may be a good thing sometimes!
cheers-

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