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radius:
okay, so i sharpened and burnished it, and used it on some osage that had grain runout...and got some serious bumps and dips...but i can see how well this will work on straight-grained wood

DanaM:
belt sander as  per Pappy ;D

BigWapiti:

--- Quote from: TRACY F on May 13, 2008, 05:43:37 pm ---Try using thicker material for your scraper. On thin ones like cabinent makers use you have to file and burnish often. Thicker material allows for more removal  per sharpened edge. Just another option.
Tracy

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Tracy, yeah, I had actually used a scraper from 3 Rivers Archery - its thick, about 1/8" - I worked 2 vine maple bows using that one scraper.  It lasted a long time, but has proven to be a real bugger to sharpen back to retain that same edge/curl as it had when new.  But I agree, I love the thicker scrapers -- easier on the hands and don't get as hot.   Seem also to not skip as much as thinner metals and I get more control for a flatter surface. -Mike

Ken Allen:
This is another option. In my final stages i like to use scrapers and sandpaper "and we know how quick sandpaper will dull a scraper" so i was all the time resharpening my scrapers so i thought i would give this little device a try. In a matter of seconds you can have an edge 0-15 degrees. I have used this for a few years and if you use scrapers a lot you might want to give this a try.http:// www .woodcraft .com/family.aspx?familyid=3739

BigWapiti:
Ken, thanks - - yeah, as my original post states, I have one of the Veritas Adj Burnishers as well.   Unless I'm just not getting it, I seem to get a better burr using my screwdriver across the scraper than I do with this tool.  why?  I really ask.  because I read posts that its the next best thing to sliced bread (or fill in your own favorite cliche').  What's your trick to using it.  I was surpised that when I received it, it came with no instruction.  its really not -that- easy to use, correctly.  Is it?  I end up with plastic pieces laying near the scraper - from the burnisher - that can't be right.

I don't mind showing my ignorance - help?

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