LV Small Scraper Plane in Action

[Dominic Greco]

Hi Gang,
I received my LV Small Scraper Plane today and immediately took it out to the shop to meet the rest of the "family".

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A little wax on the sole never hurts!

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Check out how small the scraper iron is!

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I really like the ingenious way that you bow the scraper! It takes very little effort and just a small twist results in more projection. I need to get used to that.

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Even though the directions said that sharpening would not be necessary, I put a new burr on the blade. It fits right into my hand as if it was made for me. And with little effort I was able to pull some light fluffy shavings off of a piece of ambrosia maple.

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While working on some very swirly grained mahogany, I did notice a tendency for the mouth area to get packed with shavings. I'm not sure if I'm expecting too much or if I'm taking too big of a bite. I'm used to larger scrapers. I wouldn't mind some experienced input here.

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I also tried it out on some bird's eye maple and was able to smooth out some tricky grain.

I'm still very much a beginner when it comes to this small scraper plane. So I'm not sure if I'm getting the most out of it. As it is I don't see myself scraping large areas with this. That's what I have it's big brother for. And the LV Cabinet Scraper works just great for anything in between.

My take on this is that this little scraper is meant to be used for those hard to get areas, or on small projects where you just want to tweak a section of troublesome grain. I have some boxes that I'm putting together where I'll be using this scraper exclusively. I'll let you know how it works out.

[Steve Pirrelli]

thanks for the review Dominec. Chris Schwartz made the same comment about it tending to clog.(that was his only complaint)

[David Gendron]

Nice post Dominic. I would like to have that little tool but I'm still trying to figure out the large scaper plane I have...
David

[Dominic Greco]

thanks for the review Dominec. Chris Schwartz made the same comment about it tending to clog.(that was his only complaint)

Steve,
I went to PWW and noticed the article (http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/First+Look+Veritas+Small+Scraping+Plane.aspx). While I don't regret buying this plane, I wish I had read the article before I purchased it. I have a feeling that a retrofit is in the works.

[glenn bradley]

That is a sweet looking little scraper. My thumbs get tired holding a cab scraper and the holders made for them seem to remove too much of the "feel" and I end up with poor results. I have been eyeballing scraper planes as a solution. Thank for the input.

[Dominic Greco]

That is a sweet looking little scraper. My thumbs get tired holding a cab scraper and the holders made for them seem to remove too much of the "feel" and I end up with poor results. I have been eyeballing scraper planes as a solution. Thank for the input.

Glenn,
I saw this tip somewhere and thought it might be just the ticket for the problem you've described. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and in the HVAC aisle look for magnetic vent covers. They are thin flexible magnetic sheets that you use to cover HVAC vents. Cut one to fit your scraper and it acts like a buffer against the heat generated from scraping. It also makes holding them a bit more "gentle".