Scraper tool

[scottg]

Some other good info; http://ccs.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?ld=20140403&app=1&c=zensearch&s=zensearch&rc=&dc=&euip=50.113.6.129&pvaid=644ca76cdcaa412fa71f8134638a9a18&dt=Other&fct.uid=2e0738c5dc8a48afbfe0adc005144709&en=VDmpBk3C0yEJl8p46%2fskWGLdjbK9gOFDyQw7CaFwN705P%2bjxQS71wQ%3d%3d&du=www.thewoodwhisperer.com%2fvideos%2fbarely-scraping-by&ru=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thewoodwhisperer.com%2fvideos%2fbarely-scraping-by%2f&ap=3&coi=771&cop=main-title&npp=3&p=0&pp=0&ep=3&mid=9&hash=63F5FBE614BA31BFCA5470FC71A9AE74

 Yup, once again, we are learning from a 22 year old suburbanite who might have been scraping, what, 40 minutes in his life?
 
   Yes folks, in only 45 minutes preparation time, with 60 dollars in equipment,
 you too can prepare a scraper to cut a few so-so scrapings.

 90% of the web is loaded with this crap
   80% are subtly hustling products they either sell or get a commission on
 
 
 Or, you can take it from me, someone who has been scraping every day for 40 years.
 
 1 scraper, one file, 1 minute
       drawfile and go
      yours Scott

[Billman49]

Don't be quite so cynical Scott - W Henry Northcott was only 22 years old when he wrote his treatise on the lathe (http://www.amazon.com/W.-Henry-Northcott/e/B001KCMEZ6)

But I agree, a sharp scraper is a wonderful tool....

I went to a TATHS conference in 2013, one of the speakers was a retired professional wood carver - he just used an oil stone for all his wood carving chisels - no fancy lapping paste, japanese water stones or diamond hones for him - just a good old fashioned oil stone... Boy, could his chisels cut....

[oldtools]

Sorry Scott, didn't know you had posted your reply while I was checking "Burnishing info" copied a link & typed my reply..
thought he did a decent job explaining the process. But I like yours better...

[Branson]

I've watched Viet-Namese carpenters complete the task in less time than the video takes.  Just an every day task.  Kinda like what Scott says, except they use the face of their hammers to do the burnishing.  Oh, and they file the edge at an angle (20 degrees maybe?) instead of some perfect 90 degrees.  They burnish only the acute angle side.  Works perfect. 

I usually do the 90 thing and burnish at 90 degrees first, then at about 15 degrees on both sides of the edge, which gives me two usable sides.

Mini-grump:  Somebody ought to tell the kid that you *do not* use the file like a piece of sand paper.  It only cuts one way.  Rubbing back and forth shortens the life of the file.

[lauver]

scottg,

Thank you for demystifying this stuff.  As usual good advise: keep it simple.  Advise taken.

Over & out...

[Nolatoolguy]

Scott as always the responses you say are great. It was packed with tons of good information, along with a few parts that made me laugh.

[scottg]

he just used an oil stone for all his wood carving chisels - no fancy lapping paste, japanese water stones or diamond hones for him - just a good old fashioned oil stone... Boy, could his chisels cut....

 I have a taped lecture series from the great Nora Hall.
Nora was just a kid when WW11 happened. Her family didn't get out in time.
 Her dad, a jew, carved wood for the Nazis, so they wouldn't kill him. He taught Nora very quickly too.
 Want to see someone carve wood fast? Imagine the SS over your shoulder with machine guns! 
  That girl could make the chips FLY!

 Anyway she honed her tools whenever she used them. Just before.
  (only a crazy person puts a freshly sharpened tool away)
    A small slip of stone, kind of a back and forth sing songy motion, she did it so casual and easy, as she walked, talked and chewed gum at the same time!  Second nature. 
   
 Unfortunately they are VCR tapes and hardly anyone has anything to play them back on now. I have them in a dark closet on the north side of the house, that never gets very warm. One day I would like to put them on disk.
    yours Scott

[rusty]

>One day I would like to put them on disk.

Do it soon. I went looking for one of those combined DVD / VCR players that can copy tape to a DVD and no one has them any more :(

I don't think anyone is even making VCR's any more.

I guess i missed my chance to start a vintage VCR collection cheap...

[scottg]

       I know,............ I am getting worried
 I have a box in my spare bedroom. In this cabinet are the top movies of all time.
All the greats. The 7 academy award winners! The legends.
Also, movies I totally love, but were a complete flop at the box office.   
 It took me 2 decades and more to round these up.
   
  I almost bought a combination VCR/DVD recorder last year. I guess I better get on the job.     
   yours Scott