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Ken Allen:
ooops! I should have read it better:)

I hit mine on a flat stone a few swipes to square up the edge. I then put the scraper in a vise and with the dial set on zero( Facing it, the dial will be on the right side when you are pulling it toward you) then i pull the burnisher toward me with 3-4 times with moderate pressure." If this isn't done you will never get the edge". Then i set the dial at the degree of burnish i want and pull it toward me again 8-10 times with moderate pressure. You should be able to feel the lip to see if you have a good curled edge. If not i hit it a few more times. It has worked well for me and has saved me alot of time. I hope you can get it to work for you.

Pappy:
I just hold the flat edge on a belt sander ,for just a few seconds then flip it around and do the
same,Be sure and hold the edge flat and that is all there is to it.It may not last as long and burnishing it but it only take a short time so you can do it often.I have tried a lot of way but
they take to long for me and don't last much longer. :) Quick and easy ,Ya that's me. ;) ;D
   Pappy

BigWapiti:
Ken, thank you!  I'll give that a shot. That 0 degree thing, might be my ticket.

And Pappy, I'm certainly into easy - I'll give that a go too!!

((I'm on a business trip to Dayton, OH this week -- wow, there's a lot of "trees" around here, compared to my eastern WA home - bows bows bows!))  :)

stiknstring:
THANK YOU PAPPY for that information.  I used a piece of bandsaw steel...touched her up on 12o grit belt on my sander and been making osage and ipe shavings...lovin it, quick and easy. 

Ken Allen:
Without directions i would have been totally lost.  Heck most of the time with directions i'm still lost ;D

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