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I've been too hard on my thumbs for too long and now using a card scraper is a literal pain. The answer, I'm hoping, at least partly lies in this new scraper plane that I made today from the design in Charles Hayward's vintage book, "How to Make Woodwork Tools".

I know it won't do everything a that I can do with a card scraper but I'm sure it will be a help.

It is made from a chunk of a pepper tree that we removed from our yard a couple of years ago. The wood is very hard and tapped very well for the clamp screws and the adjusting screw. Glueing is with HHG and the blade is from Hock Tools.

Ergonomically, it is a joy to work with but I need to refine my burr turning skills for this beveled edge blade. It seems to be more finicky than the square edge of the card.

There is a blog with LOTS of pictures here.

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Paul, you've set the bar yourself. Where's the Logo?

VERY nice workmanship btw.
 

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Paul,

Nice recap… especially that How To Book!
Thank you very much!
 

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Nice scraper and also nice blog. It came in fragments ;) . There will be several who will make this handy tool.
 

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Paul. It sucks to hurt, hope this works out for you. Nicely done sir!
 

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It's crappy to get old..i've had to make large handles for almost all my tools..it helps and keeps you in the game longer. Nice scraper & hope it helps.
 

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I hear you with the arthritis thing. My thumbs hurt like hell when I do some things. I tried to look at the blogs, but in both cases I got a page not available notice. Nice work Paul as always.
 

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I really like it. Somebody should design tools for us older folks with arthritis in our hands and arms.

My highest compliment is that I need to make one for myself…..and that is what I will do.

I use the Lee Valley variable burnished on my scrapers.
 

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Really nice Paul. For use on marquetry panels?
Jim
 

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Making ones own tools is purely satisfying, nice job
 

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This will serve you well Paul. Instead of filing I just ground mine on the bench grinder with my tool support set at 45deg., polished it on my 1200 grit diamond stone and then turned the burr. That was before I got my Tormek so I will be using that next time I grind if and when that becomes necessary again.
 

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i want one paul….with the problems i have with my arms and hands, this would be the ticket…...
 

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Thanks folks.

Rance, OK I'll add a logo. Watch for a picture.

Jim, yes, I hope to use it for scraping marquetry panels. That's one place that it will be a big improvement for my fingers.
 

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Cool, I looked through and didn't see your name. This should be a good one.
 

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I see some nice panels that are in the works getting scraped down !
Now I am also thinking grabbing that golf club is not helping that thumb either . LOL

Klaus
 

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Way kewl
 

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After 45 years as a mechanic, I understand about the arthritis. I have been using a #80 for the same reason, I have however found that the Bahco cabinet scrapers, because they are so thin, work really well in a scraper.I was having a problem with achieving the appropriate "tiny" shavings until I swapped out the original Stanley blade and put in the Bahco rectangular scrapper blade, ( it was sharp) and the process went very well. Thanks for the PDF link that is a great book. Again great post , thanks.
 

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Very nice. And thank you for linking to the book!
 
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