Mini Scraper

[Mark Singer]

A utility knife blade makes a great detail scraper. You can burnish a burr on the edge and it is great for detail work. You can add duct tape to the side you grasp and off you go.... You won't believe how handy it is.

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[Barry Richardson]

Hey, thanks for the tip Mark, I'm all about low-tech solutions! Barry

[Derek Cohen]

... or reverse a wide, sharp chisel and use it as a scraper.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Roy Wall]

I've use that blade (being held with Channel Lock Pliers) to scrape a flat glue joint -- good tip Mark!

[Mark Singer]

Roy,
Try it in your fingers with just some tape on the edge. Roll a burr and it is an amazing detail tool! and the price is right!

[Jim Belair]

Are these blades also suitable for making scratch cutters (grind a grouve then snap off the pointy bits)? Are they hard enough?

Jim B

[Michael Faurot]

Are these blades also suitable for making scratch cutters (grind a grouve then snap off the pointy bits)? Are they hard enough?

I've used old utility knife blades with great success as scratch stock cutters. They seem to be hard enough and none have broken either. I don't know if this holds true for all them, but the ones I've used that are made by Stanley, have been fine.