Cabinet scraper
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I’ve had a set of cabinet scrapers lying around and thought I’d give thema try today. Not sure whether I’m using them properly though. I end up with sawdust rather than small shavings. I read somewhere that if you’re producing dust only then you’re not using them correctly. Is this right?
Also, should they be prepared at all? I’m using them straight out of the pack.
3 April 2014 at 8:51 pm #47563Franco they will need sharpening see Sharpening card scrapers in video library above
16 April 2014 at 11:37 am #56191There is also a video on the way shortly concerning using scrapers. They should indeed take shavings once sharpened correctly.
In my experience, very few scraper blades are usable straight out of the packs, though Lie-Nielsen scrapers will usually produce a good initial shaving straight off because their edges come well machined, but this quickly wears off.
It’s best to assume that, as with other tools, you’ll need to do a bit of fettling to get them to work to your satisfaction.
In general use, you’ll need to prepare the blades and burnish and turn a ‘hook’ on the cutting edges for it to work well, and as said previously, there is plenty of info about on doing this, though it’s more difficult to do properly and consistently that you’d think……. takes practice!
The greater the ‘hook’ angle, in general terms, the more aggressive the cut. But if you are intent on producing extremely fine shavings on, say, very thin veneers, you don’t need much of a hook, if any at all.
Like some planes, scrapers can produce big cuts or very small delicate shavings and it all depends on the degree of shaping the edges. In some ways an art in itself, but one well worth mastering.
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