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Need a GOOD scraper.
Hillbilly:
Like Justin said, having the right burr on your scraper edge makes a lot of difference. Also, if you have a drawknife, turn it up perpendicular to the wood with the bevel facing away from you and use it as a scraper-takes off big, thin, curly shavings.
Pat B:
A good burnishing tool for scrapers is a round shanked screwdriver.
I do most of my tillering with a scraper. Once I get to floor tiller that all I use unless I have a difficult part and need to use a rasp a bit first. Since I started using a scraper for tillering, I slowed down my work rate and my bows became bows ;D...not candidates for the "Corner..." :'(. Pat
Coo-wah-chobee:
Home Depot down here sells the real #49 Nickelson cabinetmaker rasp. Its a very agressive especially with a handle. The #50 you can expect to pay for......... up to $50 proally. Its worth it . The #49 like I said is very agressive and can really remove wood and leave deep marks but the #50 will remove them. A good combo with a SHARP scraper after them..................bob
duffontap:
Bob,
If it's the original 49 the teeth are raised by hand one at a time with a chisel and they cost at least $40. The modern #49's styled similar but are not the same thing. My #50 cost $60 (it was a very generous gift from my family) and I can't imagine working without it. I would pay $100 for the pair and never look back. These rasps are in a class of their own.
I've used the Bowyer's Edge quite a bit, but though it is a wonderful tool (Cadillac!), it is not as versatile as a flat steel cabinet scraper. I like my scrapers to be thicker than average. Stanley makes a beefy one for $10 that can peel incredible shavings with the right edge. If money were an object, I would buy the 'card' scraper and add the Bowscraper or the Bowyer's Edge later. You could also make a similar scraper very easily.
J. D. Duff
Coo-wah-chobee:
Thx J.D.-----I know about the teeth being raised. Thats why I grabbed up the 49"s when H.D. had them. I have a #50 that I payed dearly for(about $40 a no. of years ago) and it has made lots of bow a nd still works wonderfully. BTW H.D. is still selling the #49 for $10 or so, saw them last week when I was in the store,thats the raised teeth one not the stamped one. For me Bowscraper works better than the flat steel cabinet scrapers I bought or made (I have many) and I know how to burnish a large or small edge roll ! ;) Bowscraper has a 62 deg edge with no hook. Torges Bowyers Edge has a 45 deg edge and can be burnished with a hook if you wish. I prefer Baughs Bowscraper with no hook, I made a sharpening jig from a piece of 2x4 and when its just sharpened its wicked. Lasts longer than a cabinet or card scrape ror Torges Bowyers Edge which has to be re-touched every 25 mins of use or so , as far as I am concerned. Does my heart good to see H.D. screw up :D..Thx again.......bob
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