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Did some scraping today.... - Woodcut - 11-18-2017
Am making 4 sets of shaker oval boxes out of maple, sizes 0 thru 4, and thought I would scrape the bands before shaping them into oval boxes. Much easier to get most of the finishing prep done while the stock is flat.
Anyway, I made a small pile of scraper shavings and thought I'd share.
![[Image: 4893.jpg]](https://s26.postimg.org/dn2o1dn7t/4893.jpg)
By my rough calculations, scraping both sides of the bands, it comes to about 23 square feet of scraping.
Time for some schnapps!
c
RE: Did some scraping today.... - barryvabeach - 11-19-2017
Nice pile of shavings. What surprises me is how quickly a scraper will get too hot to hold if you are using your bare hands. I am sure yours got plenty hot as much as you did.
RE: Did some scraping today.... - Blacky's Boy - 11-19-2017
(11-19-2017, 08:05 AM)barryvabeach Wrote: Nice pile of shavings. What surprises me is how quickly a scraper will get too hot to hold if you are using your bare hands. I am sure yours got plenty hot as much as you did.
Know those flexible magnetic covers you can buy from Home Depot for your heater vents? Well they can easily be cut to size and used as a "shield" on your scrapers.
RE: Did some scraping today.... - jgourlay - 11-24-2017
...hangs his head in shame and vows once again to learn how to sharpen a scraper.....
RE: Did some scraping today.... - Phil S. - 11-24-2017
Yup - it looks like that scraper was sharpened correctly.
RE: Did some scraping today.... - Stwood_ - 11-25-2017
(11-18-2017, 10:26 PM)Woodcut Wrote: Am making 4 sets of shaker oval boxes out of maple, sizes 0 thru 4, and thought I would scrape the bands before shaping them into oval boxes. Much easier to get most of the finishing prep done while the stock is flat.
Anyway, I made a small pile of scraper shavings and thought I'd share.
By my rough calculations, scraping both sides of the bands, it comes to about 23 square feet of scraping.
Time for some schnapps!
c
What brand of scraper are you running there. Homemade, production made?
Looks like it must have some V-8 power in it.
RE: Did some scraping today.... - Bibliophile 13 - 11-25-2017
Beautiful! Isn’t a sharp scraper wonderful?
I remember getting my first card scrapers. Once I learned to use them, I was thinking, “Where have you been all my woodworking life?!?!?” Can’t imagine doing woodwork without them now.
RE: Did some scraping today.... - Woodcut - 11-28-2017
(11-25-2017, 07:17 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: What brand of scraper are you running there. Homemade, production made?
Looks like it must have some V-8 power in it.
Just the one pictured, from a Garlick & Son set. The curved one lets me pull the scraper with one hand (which I prefer over pushing away) and target the area I want. I usually skew the steel while pulling, makes a super-fine shaving...
Like they said, once you use a sharp scraper, you wonder how you got along without it....
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RE: Did some scraping today.... - Stwood_ - 11-30-2017
Ok thanks
RE: Did some scraping today.... - aruuk - 12-02-2017
Those are picture perfect shavings. I have ten card scrapers, I'm lucky if 3 out of ten work that well.
Just curious though. What is the the board upon which the shavings sit? Almost appears to be a sheet of galvanized on top of some plywood. But my perceptions may be off, I'm on a second glass of fine Spanish red.