Home made cabinet scrapers Project # 4

this is a terrific Idea, I have a few saw blades that are beaten and I haven’t trashed them yet – this would be a great reanimation of the material, and making them into something useful. can always use an extra scraper or 2, or 3..

Thanks for the post!

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very cool!!

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Looks good a scraper is an invaluable tool.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That’s some very smart improvisation!

Nice stuff.

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Nice looking handles on those scrapers. Question: what curves the blade so it works?

Great idea !

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

I second ratchet question: how do you hold and use these? ususally you grab them in both hands and press the middle a bit. don’t see how it works with this kind.

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Ratchet: When I use these, given the blade edge you put on them when sharpening, that bend you are talking about does not seem to be needed. The approach angle is different for each one. And, if it stops working, you can easily remove the handles to give it a little bend. Both blades are flexible. Mine seem to work best on a pull stroke, but most of that is the user method more than the tool, I think.

Having said that… I am far from expert… But, the wood handle is a lot easier on the hands than blade alone.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

The scraper blades were cut from a used circle saw blade and it was cut into two using a skill saw with a metal cutting blade. Rodger used a wood block on a saw horse to hold the blade and keep it from moving and used the wood block as a straight edge to cut the blade straight.

The scraper portion was sanded flat on a belt sander or a flat piece of sandpaper held on the work bench. It didn’t take much to get it flat. It was then sharpened as normal in the class doing the burnish and bevel technique. When they were cut he cut just shy if the center hole so the scraper blade was as wide as possible.

The center piece was also cut into two pieces to make some small scrapers. So he got 4 scrapers from one saw blade.

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Karson… what was the name of that wood, again? Sorry, my senior moments are happening too often.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

nice job

Great project, I agree with PurpLev, can use those old blades lying around now. BTKS

Nice job guys, I made some out of an old hand saw blade.

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