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 floor scraper blade.
With the blade in the vise use the flat file at a 45 angle using a continuous stroke from one end to another this creates a smooth straight edge.
I recommend pushing metal file down the front face toward the sharp edge at a 45 degree angle.
Using hdx or similar blade with four sides.
Video done by kevin.
When sharpening the 80 scraper the angle should be as close to 45 as you can get.
But how to sharpen a scraper is a mysterious or confusing process for many woodworkers.
The complete process generally takes three steps 1.
This tool is capable of making tear out free cuts in hardwoods that no plane can manage.