¶ Introduction
Scrapers are pieces of steel that don't cut the fibres but abrade them in a controlled manner.
¶ Types of Scrapers
¶ Card Scraper
¶ Cabinet Scraper
¶ Scratch Stock
¶ Tapered Reamer
¶ Sharpening
In general, sharpening the card scraper consists of grinding down the protruding burr, re-flattening the edge face and then burnishing a new burr. There are lots of ways to achieve this and many people have different opinions on the best way. As with most sharpening, it's about finding a way that works for oneself and using that.
Here is a comparison between a worn and freshly sharpened scraper edge
¶ Resources
- 📄 Sharpening burnished Scrapers - thorough treatise on scrapers by Friedrich Kollenrott
- 🎬 Sharpening a Card Scraper - Frank Strazza
- 🎬 Scraper Basics: Sharpening, Use, and Varieties -
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