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Re: Care and feeding of cabinet scrapers
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 11/2/1999, 3:14 pm
In Response To: Care and feeding of cabinet scrapers (Ed Valley)

I've got a hardcopy of that page not far from my workbench! Good info. I'll keep you all posted on the progress. I hope to be glassing by next weekend.

Ross

> Bold choice, Ross!

> I applaud you! I know a well tuned, well used scraper can do the job. The
> following link is an exhaustive (at least I was exhausted after reading
> it) dissertation on the care and feeding of this underappreciated tool.

> http://www.mcs.net/~brendler/oldtools/scraping/scraper.htm You're right
> on target about the cause and effect of sandpaper on the soft wood. The
> scraper will make your brightwork become brilliantwork.

> Good Luck

> Ed Valley

Messages In This Thread

milling strips/ grain orientation
addison m. -- 11/1/1999, 10:23 pm
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/2/1999, 12:02 am
grain orientation update.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/4/1999, 4:21 am
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Ed Valley -- 11/2/1999, 12:58 pm
ACK Now I'm evil ( how esily they turn!)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/2/1999, 1:21 pm
"There is good in him. I know it."
Ross Leidy -- 11/2/1999, 1:48 pm
Coupla more ideas
mike allen -- 11/2/1999, 2:23 pm
Re: Coupla more ideas
Ross Leidy -- 11/2/1999, 2:49 pm
Care and feeding of cabinet scrapers
Ed Valley -- 11/2/1999, 3:06 pm
Re: Care and feeding of cabinet scrapers
Ross Leidy -- 11/2/1999, 3:14 pm
Re: "There is good in him. I know it."
Rehd -- 11/2/1999, 2:13 pm
Re: "There is good in him. I know it."
Ross Leidy -- 11/2/1999, 2:42 pm
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Mike Scarborough -- 11/2/1999, 9:41 am
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/2/1999, 12:29 pm
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Ross Leidy -- 11/2/1999, 10:05 am
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Rehd -- 11/2/1999, 2:43 pm
Re: milling strips/ grain orientation
Don Beale -- 11/1/1999, 11:50 pm