November 24, 20187 yr I have been watching a lot of videos on youtube. It seems like everybody that uses a Scraper ends up with a lot smoother finish before sanding. Does the Scraper really give you a better finish and less sanding? It is worth getting one? Thanks
November 24, 20187 yr Scrapers can give you a good finish although not as good as a skew or sharp bowl gouge with a shear scrape. Negative rack on end grain are unbeatable. There are some caveats on using scrapers. The burr only lasts a very short time so sharpening is a necessity. Secondly if you drop the handle below the tool rest you WILL get a pretty good catch. When you buy you will probably end up with several in different configurations and widths . I think I have accumulated seven so far. have two sharpened as neg rake and plan to change a few more. Oh one point about negative rake is that it does not take as large of a bite and therefore gets fewer catches.
November 24, 20187 yr Reed Gray aka Robo Hippie is big on scrapers. He has quite a few videos on scraping and here is one of them. Go to his channel for more to view.
November 24, 20187 yr On every bowl I turn it's my goal to not need to use a scraper. Seldom do I achieve that goal. I agree with everything Gerald said. Properly used a bowl just gives a superior finish but it takes much practice and repetition to make that sweet cut every time. I prefer a negative rake scraper as they far less likely to catch. Steve
November 24, 20187 yr What they said! Remember, Easy Wood Tools are really scrapers! Edited November 24, 20187 yr by lew
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