Card scrapers, sharpen 'em bro!

Jun 27, 2012 21 Replies

Depends what I'm using the scraper for. For cutting back old varnish, smooth single cut file and off to work. For finish prep, joint with a 1200 DMT stone held on its edge and the scraper elevated on a scrap of wood.

Dead square edges are good for bragging rights, but not really necessary. An 88 or 92 degree arris shaves wood as easily as a dead-on 90.000. Stanley #80-type scraper blades are sharpened to a fairly acute bevel, but work just fine. Sharpening to a square bevel just gives you two extra cutting edges per sharpening.

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