Sharpening a scraper woodworking plans, tips and videos. Fine woodworking debunking myths and mysteries on cabinet. Ive gone oldish school which im sure will come of no surprise to anyone who follows along here. Before sandpaper was in common use, the smooth plane was mainly used to achieve a smooth surface on wood, the scraper served to even out the fine plane marks left behind from its sweeps. You cant really crawl youtube like you can a website its too large and theres no way to control your crawl. Let us suppose that we haveground or filed a straight and smooth edge on our scraper, then put it. My band saw resaws very well, but this wood is hard as a rock and needs a good scraping. Of the 14 scraper sharpening techniques i tried, eight recommended burnishing the flat face of the scraper before burnishing the. Move your cursor over the youtube listings with similar layout, where you would extract the data needed. Jul 02, 2009 how to sharpen a cabinet scraper and keep it in top condition with the least amount of effort, visit. Never store the scrapers in such a way that the cutting edges are in contact with other metal. In fact, a new scraper doesnt even come with a usable edge out of the box, so ill start with how to. However, it must be properly sharpened to be used to its full potential.
Cabinet scrapers are one of the most effective tools in your workshop and, when tuned properly, they are capable of producing a lustrous finish on most timbers. A scraper in its basic form is simply a piece of hardened steel with a small hook that is created by pressing on the tools edge with an even harder rod of steel. When we look back on our magazines and books, our eyes just glaze over when we try to transpose what we read to actual performance in the shop. How to sharpen and burnish a cabinet scraper in three. How to sharpen and use the stanley cabinet scraper handles \ clamp whet the bevel side of the blade on the oil stone. The steel was soft enough to be worked with a gouge. You can find more details about it in issue 87 of shopnotes magazine. Their side handles are easier on your fingers than plain card scrapers, both ergonomically and thermally.
These simple sharpening tips will provide you with a quick and easy way to keep your tool sharp and ready. Jul 14, 20 fine woodworking debunking myths and mysteries on cabinet scrapers. Burnisher and cabinet scraper to properly use cabinet scrapers, they need to be razor sharp, but getting that fine edge requires proper use of a burnisher. A cabinet scraper may be used to smooth hard timber with difficult grain that is subject to tearout or fiddleback. A cabinet scraper is a piece of flat steel, that, when sharpened correctly, will produce fine shavings. In addition, a few curved scrapers are essential to having the basic capability most tradional woodworkers require. The card scraper is the least complex of all woodworking tools in that it comprises a single piece of plate steel with a highly refined cutting edge. Bahco swedish cabinet scrapers the toughness and reliability of this quality steel has been an immediate hit with woodworkers. If there were a tendollar finishing tool that worked ten times faster than a sander, made almost no noise, worked on finishes between coats as well as on bare wood, and did the work of abrasives from 60 to 220 grit, youd know about it, right. It is hard to imagine how such a simple and inexpensive tool can make such an impact. But how to sharpen a scraper is a mysterious or confusing process for many woodworkers. In the vise with edge up, wipe a fresh drop of oil onto the bevel.
Contribute to narfman0youtubescraper development by creating an account on github. This sharpening skill and use of the scraper will be a permanent part of my woodworking. This cabinet scraper set contains a 234 x 434 gooseneck, 2 x 534 round end and 238 x 578 straight scraper for concave, convex and flat areas. Once you understand the reasons for the course of sharpening, you wont need to memorize anything. Fortunately, doing that requires only a pair of common tools. A good set of cabinet scrapers are a fundamental building block of any cabinetmakers shop. Let us suppose that we haveground or filed a straight and smooth edge on our scraper, then put it on the oil stone. Getting a crisp 45 bevel on your cabinet scraper can be tricky. Sharpening a card scraper woodworkers guild of america. A better way to sharpen scrapers popular woodworking magazine. Jul 07, 2015 theres no shortage of scrapersharpening videos available on the web.
In fact, a new scraper doesnt even come with a usable edge out of the box, so ill start with how to burnish the scraper to have a nice burr on it. Now i use a cabinet scraper on many of my projects. Both the cabinet scraper and card scraper are indeed called scrapers. And while sharpening a straight edged cabinet or card scraper is not too difficult a task, getting a good edge on the curved gooseneck scraper can be difficult. It shapes to a keen burnished edge, and stays sharp while working the hardest stock. The steel must be hard enough to hold an edge, but malleable enough to be able to create a hook or burr. To achieve this kind of performance, you must maintain a sharp cutting burr on the scraper s edge. Apr 01, 2011 after watching this video a couple of times, i went to the shop and worked on the cabinet scraper. Other times you do exactly the same as you always do, and the edge is as sharp as a.
Always have a collection of scrapers ready, both for sharpening and for a stint of work. With a scraper, you are not trying to produce a razorsharp edge. Theres no shortage of scrapersharpening videos available on the web. They may be rectangular, or some of the edges may be curved. Filing the edge of the tool, removing the file marks with a sharpening stone and then creating the hook sometimes called the burr with a hardened rod of steel. What we dont see is the passenger who is covered with shattered glass.
To achieve this kind of performance, you must maintain a sharp cutting burr on the scrapers edge. Remove the old burr with a smooth mill file held flat against the. Sharpening cabinet scrapers sharpening cabinet scrapers. The trick to using a cabinet scraper is its preparation. The channel scraper tool for violin, viola, and cello sharpening instructions. The card scraper is a great timesaving and moneysaving tool. Sharpening a cabinet scraper cabinet scrapers are useful tools in guitar making. But one thing that baffles many woodworkers is how to sharpen them. When sharp they act as a micro plane and remove fine shavings. Sharpening cabinet scrapers, sometimes you get it right. The simple guide block shown at the end of these instructions will help speed up the process. I used my scraper only when absolutely necessary until i tried the process below. Web scraping case study scraping data from youtube.
Have you been marketing your products and services on youtube using the incredible power lying dormant in video. How to sharpen a curved cabinet scraper woodworking advice. The feel of the shavings coming from beneath such a simple tool is quite gratifying. In order to make a proper scraper you depend on a source with information that is organized and does not contain duplicates. As it is now, about the only thing it will cut is wet glue. In fact, we have over 1,500 different sharpening items. The cabinet scraper is one of the best and most useful tools you can have in your shop. Csv can be opened in excel this project is open source and the source code is available on github. The scraper loses most of its edge after just 10 minutes of use, so burnishing sharpening the scraper is an essential part of it use.
The other problem is what happens when a video is taken off youtube. Scrapers are tools that you would use in the finishing process, but are used after cleaning up with a hand plane, but before the application of abrasive paper. In this video i show you how i sharpen and draw and turn a hooked burr on the card cabinet scraper to get wispy wood shavings, using only. The following steps for sharpening are quite simple and take only a few minutes. In days gone old saw plate would be used or some suitable steel.
Sharpening scrapers is completely different from sharpening other cutting tools. They do not scrape at all but slice and pare the surface with very unique and highly refined cutting edges and therefore using the term burr is erroneous too. Our warehouse is fully stocked to meet your specific sharpening needs. A cabinet scraper may be used to smooth hard timber with difficult grain that is subject to tearout or. Paul shows how to make and use a honing guide that gives you a guaranteed angle every time. The comments can be downloaded as one of the following. A classic rectangular scraper is an indespensible tool. Sharpening a card scraper is different than sharpening a bench chisel or plane iron. Get youtube video scraper hi, is christmas spirit all around, the hollydays season, so i decided to share some of the tools i made for my personal. Card scraper and cabinet scraper description these tools baffle some woodworkers, primarily because they never learned how to properly sharpen them. The cabinet scrapers edge is first filed to a fortyfivedegree. Scraper, burnisher, file, sharpening stone and a rag. If you need a complete sharpening system, a hardtofind sharpening stone, or just a replacement wheel, if it is related to sharpening, we probably have it. If you are using the common cabinet scraper and the class of work will permit, the square edge will be desirable, inasmuch as you can secure eight cutting edges and avoid frequent sharpening.
After preparing the edge, the burnisher creates the burr and turns the hook. A scraper is sharpened by burnishing the edge to form a burr. Aug 21, 2019 scrape metadata from youtube videosurls. The key to getting a razorsharp burr is to start with a perfectly square and smooth edge on the scraper. Jamie burleigh discusses a few tips on how to sharpen your cabinet scraper. In a few minutes, i was able to get some decent shavings and put the finishing touches on some headboard and footboard parts. Producing a burr on a hand scraper isnt sharpening in the conventional sense. Shaping and sharpening round scrapers paul sellers blog. Apr 20, 2007 the more polished those two surfaces are, the more durable and sharp the edge is. George vondriska gives you a brief overview on the easy woodworking process for sharpening a dull card scraper.
Buy a burnisher and stop making card scrapers out of old saw blades and your dads. Youll also need an 8 or 10 singlecut mill, bastard file, and a fine, flat sharpening stone and round slipstones for curved scrapers. Clamp thumb screws to sharpen a bevel edge scraper blade. I tell my students that the careful use of a scraper can save them 80 % of their sanding. Scraper systems patented fleetplows remove snow efficiently from rooftops of trucks and buses. Once you understand the reasons for the course of sharpening, you wont need to. To resarpen the scraper it is not necessary to file it afresh every time, but only to flatten out the edges and turn them again with slightly more bevel.
The woodsmith cabinet scraper system offers a foolproof method for getting a consistent, razorsharp edge using only a few simple tools. Hence we will need to expand the selection to ensure the whole section has been accurately selected. I suggest trying the tool as delivered on some scraps of wood before shaping the blade to your desired channel profile. How to sharpen a gooseneck scraper the wood whisperer. The secret is in the woodsmith jiga unique tool that lets you file the edge and then create the bur.
Would you please explain the proper process of sharpening and burnishing a cabinet scraper. This is the web client for my youtube comment scraper project. Youtube does contain alot of duplicatesspinoffsspoofs of the same videos and i would guess a scraper that depends on the title will not be that correct. But scraping, or the act of using a scraper is only part of the equation.
Fine woodworking debunking myths and mysteries on cabinet scrapers. How to sharpen and use a card scraper like a boss essential skills for woodworking duration. Of the 14 scrapersharpening techniques i tried, eight recommended burnishing the flat face of the scraper before burnishing the edge to turn the hookburr. Sharpening the scraper blade used in a cabinet scraper is a slightly different process from putting an edge onto a hand scraper. Squaring the edge this is the key to successful scraper sharpening. Cabinet scrapers are great for removing milling marks and final smoothing. All of the 14 techniques basically agree that there are three steps to sharpening a scraper. Besides a flat file that you usually would use for a regular scraper, you are going to need a round file to get to the concave edges of a curved scraper.
Given a youtube video url the client will request all comments for that video from the api. Scraper sharpening with william ng and how to sharpen a card scraper. This tool is capable of making tearout free cuts in hardwoods that no plane can manage. A better way to sharpen scrapers popular woodworking. Scrapers require a slightly different approach to sharpening. Cabinet scraper set rockler woodworking and hardware. Card scrapers clean up a workpiece like no other tool, leaving. How to sharpen a cabinet scraper and keep it in top condition with the least amount of effort, visit. This package deal comprises the veritas superhard milled scrapers and the veritas variable burnisher. Keeping a sharp hook on a scraper blade takes a little practice and is easy to learn. This dash cam video was sent to us by a scraper systems dealer, who had a connection to the man who filmed it in canada. Your goal is not to create a sharp edge, its to create a cutting burr. It will save you preparation time and also the irritation of having to break off constantly from a job you are on in order to sharpen the tools. Sharpening a scraper is really rather easy and takes very little time.
Vic tesolin of veritas explains how to sharpen a card scraper. But even after you gain confidence in your ability to sharpen a regular card scraper, you might balk at the challenge of how to sharpen gooseneck scraper. These tools baffle some woodworkers, primarily because they never learned how to properly sharpen them. Push the file forward and to the side with one sliding motion. Using cabinet scrapers part 1 fine furniture maker. You need to use files and stones to prepare the edge, just like other woodworking tool. Card scrapers clean up a workpiece like no other tool, leaving a scratchfree, glassysmooth surface ready for finishing. We offer many different types and dozens of brands of sharpeners. Subscribe to pauls youtube to make sure you dont miss out on his latest videos. Your goal, instead, is to roll a burr onto the edge.
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