RustyFN Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 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. RustyFN and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 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. Cal and RustyFN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krumanaker Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 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 Cal and RustyFN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) What they said! Remember, Easy Wood Tools are really scrapers! Edited November 24, 2018 by lew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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