Sharpen A Floor Scraper

How to sharpen a scraper 60 seconds to micro planing just as really sharp knives chisels and plane blades are finely honed and highly polished on both sides of their cutting edges a really sharp scraper will have a mirror finish burnished along both sides of a well formed burr.

Sharpen a floor scraper.

I recommend pushing metal file down the front face toward the sharp edge at a 45 degree angle. Video done by kevin. How to scrape and sharpen a blade for a wood floor. The complete process generally takes three steps 1.

Lay the scraper on a firm flat surface such as your bench and wipe a liberal smear of heavy oil along the edge. Item 1952994 model 61 0495 000061 0495 0000. But how to sharpen a scraper is a mysterious or confusing process for many woodworkers. Use 20 or 30 weight motor oil or the like not thin cutting oil.

The burnisher will finish the job of sharpening the scraper s edges and then gently shape them into high angle cutters. As you see the stone is resting on edge on the workbench. You want to lubricate the scraper to be sure. A scraper in its basic form is simply a piece of hardened steel with a small hook that is created by pressing on the tool s edge with an even harder rod of steel.

Using hdx or similar blade with four sides. This tool is capable of making tear out free cuts in hardwoods that no plane can manage. This is how to sharpen a painters 5 in 1 tool scraper or filling knife warning this will make the blade razor sharp you can use any type of sander or. There is a reason for this the scraper will make nasty scratches in the stone and so it is better to use the narrow side.