5 Easy Steps to Sharpen a Card Scraper for Woodworking

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Joshua shows how to successfully sharpen a woodworking card scraper, with a little known trick! Links to products mentioned & used in the video:
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@user-mq8lj9ec5k 28 күн бұрын

Been trying to figure this out. You said late in the video that I might be over rolling my burr. So far I've succeeded in creating a Heppa-Dust scraper. It's frustrating as all get-go but I'm not giving up yet. So far yours has been the most informative. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.

@VAspeed3 4 жыл бұрын

My burnisher is a pushrod from a '66 Mustang 289!

@jfsauer42 4 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial. Great advice on feeling the burr with your fingers. I would add that after you establish the 90' corners, you should test it on some wood. Your goal in getting to the 90' stage is to have good, sharp corners on the edges that can be curled over to make a burr. Test this by trying to take a shaving. If your 90' edges are properly done, then you will get a small shaving - not great, but enough to know you have a sharp corner. If you only get sawdust then your corners are not sharp and you need to go through the steps again for the 90'.

@jerrystark3587 4 жыл бұрын

A very good approach to scraper sharpening. I completely agree with you about the importance of touching the edges and burrs as you prepare and sharpen the scraper.There simply is no technique that can replace this. Thank you.

@JoseAlvarez-vv5dz 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua, great video!

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Jose!

@afterthemouse 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful - Thank you

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!

@deansawich6250 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This is very clear. I even have an idea of how small the burr needs to be. I think I've been rolling mine over too far.

@user-qg6fy4yp8t 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@WoodWorkingbg 4 жыл бұрын

very useful

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@mountainviewturning5319 4 жыл бұрын

Great ideal

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@horncraftindiawoodenhandic6055 4 жыл бұрын

Good job

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MJ-nb1qn 4 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Enjoy your calm even voice. I would love to come to a class. Thanks

@danfrench5118 4 жыл бұрын

I have taken a class there. Two in fact. I recommend it.

@SimopsAus 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to attend a class too.....but I’m 10,000miles away😩

@channelwanderer7010 4 жыл бұрын

make polished 90 deg edges then burnish a burr. How big you looking to get the burr

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect burr...not too big, not to small.

@thomasarussellsr 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks or a different method, I can try this and see if I get better results than the other methods I've seen on KZfaq.

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it works!

@thomasarussellsr 4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodAndShop if I remember to, my memory isn't what it was before my stroke.

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

@@thomasarussellsr Sorry to hear about your stroke. My Mother recently had one, so I know how hard of a challenge you're facing. Best of luck!

@thomasarussellsr 4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodAndShop thanks

@johnfithian-franks8276 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a Bayley card scraper that holds the card, But if it takes off as much as a plane why not just use a plane. I have rheumatics in all my finger joints so I would be able to use a plane much better than a card scraper

@bluekingfisher1416 4 жыл бұрын

John Fithian-Franks generally one would use a scraper where the grain is difficult to work, I.e. The grain swirls with no obvious direction. In this instance a plane would tear out the fibres leaving a pitted and torn surface. The scraper, as the name suggests scrapes the fibres rather than cuts them so less likely to tear unruly grain. A scraper is also useful where the surface of the board or wood is not perfectly flat yet needs to be "planed" the scraper will be each into the shallow hollows more easily without having to plane the entire surface of the piece. Card scrapers can be hard on the fingers, even for those with strong hands. I believe there are jigs available for reasonable money which hold the card and by the use of a small turn screw adjust the deflection of the card. That way you will not need to apply pressure to bend the card with your fingers. Veritas sell the jigs, as I am sure do others. Scrapers are a useful tool if you work on timbers with difficult grain or on small projects where a hand plane is not practical. It's worth investigating, give it a try. Good luck.

@johnfithian-franks8276 4 жыл бұрын

@@bluekingfisher1416 Thank you for all this information, I really appreciate it all. I have a bailey cardholder and I got it because I cannot bend the card with my fingers and I also find that power sanders tend to be too shaky and I have difficulty in holding on to them.

@bluekingfisher1416 4 жыл бұрын

John Fithian-Franks the secret is to just take it nice and easy with your scraper. Yes, they can be a chore to hold when using for long periods. Hand tools demand a different approach, and dare I say mentality to power tools. Power tool woodworkers (myself included when I use them) seem to get themselves into a rush and go at it like a bull at a gate. Using a well fettled scraper is a very useful tool and can yield amazing results considering it is a basic tool. The most important aspect of hobby woodworking is to enjoy it at your own pace. Good luck. David.

@theangryluthier2244 4 жыл бұрын

2:52 oh no! :c no light on this angle camera to bad

@peckerwood780 4 жыл бұрын

So fkn what...did that ruin the whole video for you?

@theangryluthier2244 4 жыл бұрын

@@peckerwood780 no

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

That's the exact lighting that I wanted. I wanted the hand to be silhouetted by the reflective board. The wood grain is what I wanted you to see. I'm not going to blast every shot with studio lighting.

@dehoff1 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your videos, however, there needs to be a bit of reality check...this may be the way to go if you have all the time and money in the world and you enjoy sharpening instead of making-way too much expense in stones and the jig, not to mention the time, effort and clean-up needed for a simple edge that only lasts for a few uses before it needs to be rolled and/or sharpened again. With this method, you will spend way more time sharpening the tool than the edge will last in use. We sharpen and draw a bur in less than a minute with a 90-degree wood jig on a 12000 diamond plate and roll edges with an old 3/8" drill bit drilled into a dowel. We joint the edge at 90-degrees with a 90-degree piece of wood as a fence with only a few stokes on the plate, then lay it flat on the plate to flatten and square the sides, then we quickly roll the edge with the bit and then it's right back to work. We do this process each time we choose a scraper-only takes a few seconds and you have a consistently sharp edge.

@coalbuster 4 жыл бұрын

I hear you but to be fair though, if you're using hand tools, you already have sharpening stones. I don't think it makes much difference if you use oil, water, or diamond stones for the end result. It seems that a lot of self-taught guys are confused about the whole scraper concept. Going through this tutorial step by step will show them what to aim for and how to know if it's done correctly. Later with experience, real world short cuts can be applied.

@ronniehyde6649 4 жыл бұрын

I am noticing that as you create the burr you are raising the tool upward as you go across the edge; but you didn't say anything about it. Is that a detail that should be followed, or just your subconscious movement?

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Subconscious movement

@brucewelty7684 4 жыл бұрын

@12'08" not catching...so what? You will never use that 5/8" anyway! Is being OCD a mandatory condition to be a woodworker? Seems that way, when one is told to sharpen plane "irons"( which they ain't!) and chisels to 8000 grit. OH! but then one has to roughen the surface to get glue to adhere, as the polished surface has no grit to it!

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, no idea what you just said. Nope, not OCD. I do the least amount required to make this work every time.

@whatthefunction9140 4 жыл бұрын

I got one that is so stiff I can hardly bend it...

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Give this method a try and let me know how it works out.

@Franco4590 4 жыл бұрын

I know there is a joke here somewhere.

@whatthefunction9140 4 жыл бұрын

@@Franco4590 well it's true for the card scraper I have too

@MJ-nb1qn 4 жыл бұрын

That’s what she said.... (sorry)

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

@@Franco4590 Yeah, I figured it was where he was going, but didn't want to encourage it :)

@barkebaat 4 жыл бұрын

14:32 - wobbly planing like an amateur LOL

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I've been planing longer than you have. That is a very narrow board.

@barkebaat 4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodAndShop : I got my Master's Diploma from the (Norwegian) Guild in '83 so it must be about 40 years since I started woodworking school. Been using hand tools (and machines) every day since :-) It's a good life ! How about you ?

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

@@barkebaat Alright, you got me on time...I first started woodworking about 25 years ago in high school wood shop class. And I'll give you a break since you're from Norway, since my family is from Norway, I've been to Norway twice, and I love everything about Norway. Just realize that when you make a rude comment, a real person is reading it, even though you can't see them. I have plenty of experience using handplanes, and teaching handplane use. A slow-motion video of planing a 1/2-inch thick board is definitely going to show some wobbling, but it doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing.

@chriselliott726 4 жыл бұрын

You need to make some videos and show us how its done. I am sure we can all learn from masters like you .......

@barkebaat 4 жыл бұрын

@@chriselliott726 : The only people I teach are my apprentices. I've had 6 for 2 years each through the years. The hobbyists will have to make do with KZfaq 'experts'.

@ginoasci2876 4 жыл бұрын

same as everyone else. the way you burnish the edge is a good way to rip your thumb open...hopefully you don’t teach your students this method. i noticed you’re always on the front of your bench when scraping, try getting behind your work and you’ll have much better control of the tool and much better feel for what your doing.

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

My method works just fine, and I've never cut myself. I scrape from both directions, depending on which way the grain needs to be scraped.