HI folks.
I'm hoping you can educate me a bit. I have a few cheap card scrapers that i have played around with a bit, but never really got them tuned up properly. I was working on a hickory headboard for a murphy bed, and ended up with some tearout while hand planing. So out of necessity, I sort of learned how to joint, and turn a bur on a card scraper. It sure saved the day and took care of the tearout. Im not sure that i had a optimum bur on the scraper, but i was getting some fine shavings along with a bit of dust. All is well but I have tired and slightly burned finger tips!
Now on to the questions!
I plan to get some better card scrapers, probably from LV. Does anyone use the scraper holder from LV? How about the variable burnisher they sell, anyone use it? Is it better than a burnishing rod?
Is a cabinet scraper such as the old stanley #80 or the #12 scraper a better option than a card scraper for large areas? Do they both work like a card scraper, in that you need to turn a bur?
How about a scraper plane, is that an even better option, and do you need to turn a bur on that blade as well?
So many options and so many wonderful hand tools to acquire, but so little cash!!
Thanks
Jonathan