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RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - ilikewoodinsc - 12-06-2021
Aram,
Woodcraft sells a card scraper holder made of wood that is pretty inexpensive. I own one and it does work. It may not be too hard to make something to do the same thing.
TonyC
RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - rwe2156 - 12-06-2021
IMO a cabinet scraper is better for evening out glue lines. You can pick up a Stanley 81 pretty cheap, or go with the Veritas 80 which is a very nice tool.
I have both, and they both have their applications. I tend to use the 81 for rough stuff like glue removal. I like the 80 on large surfaces.
I don't use one, but you can buy a card holder which you can adjust the bend much easier on hands.
RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - bandit571 - 12-06-2021
I have the Stanley No. 80.....OEM Iron with the SW in a heart....all turned up. Was using it on Ash for that tool chest build....works quite well, for being 100 years old...
RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - AlistairD - 12-12-2021
I have double jointed thumbs so get a lot of ache and fatigue. I looked into getting a cabinet scraper #80 or scraper plane #112 but made my own card scraper holder to use in the interim. Works pretty well and I forgot about looking for another option.
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RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - AHill - 12-12-2021
I have a couple of the scrapers sold by Stewmac. Stewmac is a company that mostly serves guitar luthiers. They have a very thick (like maybe 1/4") scraper that you prep with a grinder to raise the burr on both sides of the edge. It's made of tool steel and the burr lasts a VERY long time. They have different shapes (square and rounded). For glue lines on panel glue-ups or leveling out tearout, I don't think it can be matched. Not cheap ($44 for their regular sized scraper), but to me, it was well worth the price.
https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/scrapers/stewmac-ultimate-scraper/
RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - Bill_Houghton - 12-14-2021
(12-06-2021, 09:45 AM)rwe2156 Wrote: I tend to use the 81 for rough stuff like glue removal.
Interesting, because Stanley marketed the 81 as "for the finest work."
RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - mike4244 - 12-14-2021
(12-04-2021, 01:35 PM)Aram Wrote: I have a big stack of card scrapers. I use them to clean up glue lines, smooth out small divots from my machines, and occasionally to make two slightly different heights flush, if a block plane won't do. Typically, I would use thumb pressure to get a small bend. My hands are getting weaker, and it is getting about impossible for me to use them any more. I can still dress an edge.
I have a scraper plane, but that is a different animal, and not necessarily the best for all of those tasks. So I was thinking of getting a cabinet scraper, which (I think) will cover *some* of those uses.
Good idea? If yes, which one? Lee Valley looks nice, though sole seems rather long front to back.
Thoughts? Advice?
Thanks!
I made a holder for an elderly lady that was an avid wood worker. Her scrapers were 3" long. The holder was aluminum 4" long by 3/8" thick and 3/8" wide.
I drilled and tapped 10/24 x 1/2" long allen head cap screws 5/16" from each end. Then drilled a thru hole at each end for the screws in a piece of 1/16" x 3/8"x4" scrap of steel. Almost and metal for this would do, I had the steel on hand.
To use the scraper the center had a shim about 3/8" x 3/8" x about 1/8" thick. The steel was snugged up with the card scraper between the aluminum holder and the steel band . The bend was made by tightening the screws evenly with the scraper in place against the shim.
I even made an allen wrench holder for her so tightening would be easier. Just added a steel handle that was bored for the allen wrench.
Martha taught me how to use and sharpen a scraper many years ago. She taught me much more in the years I knew her. Met when I replaced an entry door to her shop. She is gone now, but not forgotten.
mike
RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - Aram - 01-15-2022
Thanks to all of you for the advice. I should have bought this years ago.
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RE: Cabinet scraper advice? - Arlin Eastman - 01-16-2022
(12-05-2021, 02:34 PM)Aram Wrote: Thanks, all. I picked up an 80M off eBay. At some point, I'll might it my woodworking buddy and go for the Veritas. Appreciate the advice.
Well done
I used an 80m that a friend let me borrow and it was really really nice to use, easy on the hands and makes some very nice shavings which I gave to my wife to start the wood stove with.
It was with a huge sigh when I had to give it back.
It was the right thing to do but I was wondering if I held on to it long enough he might forget. 
