Making Scrapers

That would be my guess.

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

I have never done it but that sounds good to me as well. Scrapers are simply pieces of flat steel. So this should work. You might try it and take some photos along the way. It would make an interesting blog.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

it sound like you could to me. why don’t you try it out and tell us how it works.

marcb I was thinking of doing the same thing only out of 22ga pregalv material. I work at a pre-engineered metal building company so I can have them shear one for me that would have a nice square edge. My only concern is that I have a borrowed one right now and the edges have something on them….is this carbon or what?

runngt

-- It seem's I just make scrap wood and saw dust most of the time !

I had just ordered a couple from Lee Valley before I notices the saw was screwed up. So I think I”ll wait untill they arrive just to see what they are like.

My only concern is how to cut the saw. I believe that saw blades are heat treated, am I right?

Rough out the shape with a dremel and a metal cutting disk; straighten the edges with a mill file. Then track down Chris Schwarz’s article on sharpening and using hand scrapers from Popular Woodworking (it was last year; can’t remember what issue).

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

runngt,

I don’t follow you, whats on the edges? Does it look like a shiney dark blue? Thats from the heat treat on the steel I would guess.

See my blog got one cut out today.