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BigWapiti:

--- Quote from: Pappy on May 21, 2008, 08:52:32 am ---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

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Thanks Pappy - so does that method put a burr on it too?  or is it making it more like a knife blade?  curious.

lowell:
For what it may be worth I put and edge on kind of like Pappy.  I sharpen my scraper with a grinder then finish of with a "flapper wheel".  ( it's a wheel that is made of a bunch of pieces of sand paper thet flap as it is spun with an air tool, can be found at most hardware stores)

  My neighbor went to a wood carving show and a guy there showed him how to sharpen with the flapper wheel.  It does not have a burr for the edge but seems to curl nice pieces of wood off for me!! ;)

Hillbilly:
Pappy, do you hold the flat side of the scraper on the belt like you were sharpening a knife (A.); or hold the thin edge on it (B.) like you were trying to square the edge up?

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stiknstring:
I hope I aint doing it wrong but I hold it like on B...edge to the belt (120 grit) to flatten it nicely.  I do burnish the edge with an old round backed chisel from my lathe and it seems to work nicely.

alfadee:
i found this tutorial on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUi8Nm6_Jg

david

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