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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DuBois on July 14, 2016, 03:04:38 pm

Title: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: DuBois on July 14, 2016, 03:04:38 pm

Paid $6 for it at Menards.

Filed each edge to a different bur so got 4 in one. Smoothed off corners a bit. Thick steel; large and easy to grip.

Really takes off nice ribbons.

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: Weylin on July 14, 2016, 03:14:57 pm

Cool, thanks for the tip.  8)

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: Stick Bender on July 14, 2016, 03:34:15 pm

Good tip to know ,I also pick up old hand saws from garage sales for a Buck or 2 they hold a burr for a long time

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: Knotty on July 14, 2016, 04:44:03 pm

I use my knife as a scraper, works great 😊

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: ajooter on July 14, 2016, 06:18:50 pm

I worked in Indiana for 8 months and Menard is a great store!!  An old pair of scissors works well too.

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: Dances with squirrels on July 14, 2016, 08:54:34 pm

Did you cut it down or leave it full size? I'd cut that into at least 4 pieces. I've made scrapers from various things, but my favorites have always been those that were meant to be what I use them for.

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: loefflerchuck on July 14, 2016, 09:09:28 pm

I buy a 100 pack of razorblades. That gives me very sharp edges for hundreds of hours.

Title: Re: Cheap and effective scraper.
Post by: PlanB on July 14, 2016, 09:31:59 pm

What type of replacement blade is that, DuBois? Sorry, can't red the label. Looks good.

Also handy is an old file with the teeth ground off and then stoned flat to a turned edge. The hardness of the file really keeps an edge.

I also round the two end corners of the file to 2 different radii -handy for scraping spot areas near knots, hollows, etc. I keep a narrow file handle on the tang end -- a file scraper can be used two handed or one.