Cabinet scrapers

[carlb40]

Heyyy dudes

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience of the crown cabinet scrapers? Are they any good?
These are the ones i mean
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350687739471? ... 1436.l2649

Just wondering if i would see a difference using those compared to the
Veritas

http://www.axminster.co.uk/veritas-veri ... prod22454/

or these from workshop heaven?
http://www.workshopheaven.com/tools/Ind ... apers.html

TIA

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Another possible source is Flinn Garlick Saws - http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/aca ... apers.html - 4 scrapers for about £12

Having two or three of different thicknesses is no bad thing. Thin ones get hot quickly, thick ones hurt your thumbs after a while. Everybody seems to have a different preference.

 

[James-1986]

£13 is a bit excessive for the veritas! Spend the money you have saved on a file and a good quality HSS burnisher to keep them sharp.

 

[adidat]

a stanley no.80 is excellent for doing flat work = no sore thumbs!!

if your feeling a bit flush a more finesse model can be had from veritas!

adidat

 

[Racers]

Hi,

Some of mine are made from old saw blades, several came from one saw from the pound shop, I can't tell much difference between them and "proper" ones. Cut with a fine hacksaw blade, you can make any shape you need, also good for scratch stock blades.

Pete

 

[mqbernardo]

IIRC the veritas steel is a bit harder, so it should hold its edge longer (but take more time to sharpen).

 

[Sawyer]

a stanley no.80 is excellent for doing flat work = no sore thumbs!!

if your feeling a bit flush a more finesse model can be had from veritas!

adidat

I've just been thinking of buying one of them, Adidat. I recently finished a table top in knotty oak with an ordinary scraper, which was darned hard work, it occurred that the inexpensive Stanley no. 80 would have made life a lot easier. Are the new ones any good, or is it better to search for an old one?

The L-N and Veritas scraper planes look good, but a tad expensive (a bit like their scrapers).
Re; original post, I think Crown are made in Sheffied? So likely to be decent steel. Or, you wouldn't go far wrong with a Thos. Flinn scaper.
Mind you, for less than half the price of the Veritas scraper, you could own a genuine piece of Clifton!

 

[Sheffield Tony]

Crown are made in Sheffield. I'm sure they would be OK...

But +1 for an old saw. It is the same steel (preumably why Flinn make them), and can just be cut with a hacksaw. No need for an expensive saw - my current scrapers were a toolbox saw from Homebase. Good use for blunt hardpoint saws.

I also have a Record #80, which I struggled to use for quite some time until I found the adjustment screw had been overtightened, bending the blade clamping plate.

 

[carlb40]

Thank's guys something to think about.

Pete when you say old saws? do you mean old as in resharpenable ones or hard point saws? I have read about using saw blades as scrapers

I do have a stanley no 80, and do like it. But for this intended use on my entry for the box comp it won't work.

Sawyer i prefer the older tools as the castings have normally settled over the years. Although lately i have noticed a few of the old stanley no 80's are selling for not much less than new ones.
I had a quick play with the veritas scraper at axi about a month ago. To me at least it felt uncomfortable compared to the stanley.

Oh i already have a piece of clifton in the shape of a 420, which i bought about 8yrs or so ago from axi. Think back then i got it for a princely sum of £75

 

[carlb40]

Ahhh Thank you Tony, i have 5 or 6 hard point saws of varying degree of bluntness laying around i can use

 

[Argus]

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It may have been said before, but the wider variety of old bandsaw blades - the wider the better - teeth sides set in a piece of wood work well.

Ready-burnished backs, too.

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[Racers]

Hi, carlb40

Both types make good scrapers.

Pete

 

[carlb40]

Well with the amount of blunt saws i have, i will have enough scrapers to last me



forever :mrgreen:

 

[Gerard Scanlan]

I recently bought the stanley 80 (horror a new one ) and it works like a dream. I spent a little while flatening the sole of the scraper (not sure how necessary that was) and softening the edges. I followed the instructions for sharpening it from the Paul Sellers book and I find it easiser to use than handheld scrapers as it does not get hot.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Don't forget broken float glass!!! It doesn't last long but it's very sharp.