The Ultimate Guide To Card Scrapers: Types, Techniques, & How To Sharpen

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The Ultimate Guide To Scrapers covers the six key areas that will help you easily sharpen your scrapers and get great results while using them. You will learn how to sharpen scrapers, how a scraper really works, the different types of scrapers, how to chose the right scraper for each task, preferred tools for sharpening scrapers, scraper techniques for the best cutting performance, and a bonus section that will save you tons of time and help you work faster with your woodworking card scraper.

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Use the time-stamps and tool links below to continently jump to what you need.

0:00 Intro
1:36 Luthier's EDGE Online Guitar Making School
2:04 How Scrapers Work
3:38 Choosing Scrapers For Specific Applications
6:03 Types Of Scrapers (My Personal Favorites)
8:37 Tools For Sharpening Scrapers
10:47 How To Sharpen Scrapers
25:57 How To Use A Wood Scraper (Scraper Techniques)
34:29 Ultra Fast Re-Sharpening (Bonus Tip)
36:45 Info About The Free Written Ultimate Guide To Scrapers

Tools From The Video

My Favorite Scrapers
Stewmac Ultimate Scraper Mini: https://geni.us/dMqjLqj
Stewmac Ultimate Scraper Original: https://geni.us/U7jZO
Stewmac Ultimate Scraper Rectangle/Concave: https://geni.us/XKS7
Lie-Nielson scraper set: https://geni.us/XbH1
Note: The Curved scraper set I showed is no longer made, but I found this one that seems to be just about the same and I have had some of my Luthier's EDGE Students tell me that they love them: It's the 7 Piece Mini Scraper Set about halfway down this page: https://geni.us/BZR27C2

Scraper Sharpening Tools
Sharpening Oil: https://geni.us/9fmgo
10" Fine Mill File: https://geni.us/kZWH
About the closest Arkansas Stone I could find similar to mine: https://geni.us/BIM7XO
These stones would work great too:
A Nice Traditional Scraper Set:
Stewmac Scraper Burnisher I Use: https://geni.us/W1r3ZH3

Other Tools I Use & Love Shown In The Video
My split top Roubo style workbench: https://youtu.be/9wdcj_gciM4
Green Pattern Makers Vise: https://geni.us/1RhAY
Tape dispenser: https://geni.us/MoNp
Workbench Bench Lights: https://geni.us/mFVW

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