Scraper

[paulc]

I have built a desk and a mirror frame from some iroko , the grain was quite interlocked and could not be made clean with a plane , a woodwork book advised using a scraper which I have bought but the books intstructions on how to sharpen and use the scraper are muddy at best , Do I need to buy a burnisher ? what is the burr , is the scraper then sharpened over this burr in the same fashion and angle as a chisel ? Any info would be great , cheers

 

[Alf]

http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/scraping/scraper.htm
http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/handtools/articles_219.shtml
http://www.cianperez.com/Wood/WoodDocs/Wood_How_To/Smalser_on_TuningCardScrapers.htm
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/wvt088.asp
That lot should help.

Cheers, Alf

 

[Gill]

If it all seems too much and you don't mind splashing a bit of cash, you could try these:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... 7&recno=12
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... 55&recno=9

They're very user friendly and highly effective.

Gill

 

[Midnight]

I'll say up front, I'm guessing here as I've never worked Iroko, but would adding a back bevel to your plane blade help here?? I reckon a combination of higher angle of pitch combined with a skew action might well improve things. This of course assumes the plane has a good tight mouth.. if not, you're right... scrape it...

 

[Philly]

Far be it for me NOT to recommend planing, but Iroko can be a real pain. A ROS can make your day a lot easier.....
This is a good opportunity to learn how to use scrapers though-so get stuck in!
Cheers
Philly