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Need a GOOD scraper.
DanaM:
cowboy their rasps flat on one side 1/2 round on other 3 Rivers are advertising a set of both the #49 and #50 rasps for $100
Pretty steep, think I would look elsewhere
DanaM
Dustybaer:
i love my mystic scraper. haven't used any other since i got it. like pat, i rely heavily on rasps and this scraper.
Lost Arra:
Real Nicholson cabinetmaker rasps (#49 and #50) are pricey but well worth it and they last a lifetime.
If you search the net, you can find them less than $50.
These are not the same as the Home Depot "Nicholson" in the cardboard and plastic package selling for $9.
As far as scrapers, a large pair of disassembled Fiskar scissors works like a charm. Plus you get two scrapers.
Pat B:
The sissor idea is excellant and a cheap alternative. Buy a new set for the house and disassemble the old set to use as scrapers.
Cowboy, Grizzly is an import tool and machinery co. They sell all types of power tools(and hand tools) for wood and metal working. The Nicholson #49 and #50 are excellant half round wood wrasps that are pricey but well worth the money. Pat
Justin Snyder:
Like Pat I like the regular cabinet scraper. I got a package with 6, several sizes of rectangle and other shapes for $8. After I read the post on how to sharpen them I went and got a burnishing rod. It cost more than the scraper set. It was well worth the money. Scraping went from a tedious job to a, well sometimes it still is tedious. But last night I was working on a guava stave. I had it bending but still 60# at brace. I sharpened and burnished the scraper and with 5 strokes on each limb I can move down an inch on the tillering tree. Justin
Here is the post on sharpening your scraper, and thanks to Roger http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,1237.0.html
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