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"Use light strokes..." is great advice. It took me awhile to develop my scratch beading skills. As Derek pointed out, scratch beaders have a tendency to go rogue and follow grain lines. A light touch helps keep them on track. Kinda the opposite of most plane work.
An aggressive cutter always gets me in trouble. My best success with scratching comes when I sneak up to my final cut. I start with very little blade exposed and advance the cutter slightly once it bottoms out. That technique allows me to hold the cutter firmly to the wood, just like I hold planes. Slow and steady with many passes. The reward is a fine, crisp edge treatment.
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