3 CHEERS FOR SCRAPERS

[Drcal]

I am a penturner who has a job that interfers with fun! Therefore, I do not get to turn much...only in summer (I am principal of a school). This summer has been a turner's dream for me as I have turned almost every day for over a month.

I am still not a good turner, but this summer I have blown out very, very few burl blanks on the lathe because I decided to use a scraper on my pens more........ really works for me.

Does anybody else out there use a scraper extensively? I could use tips, especially re: sharpening scrapers or aything else that would make things even better.

Thanks.
Carmen
Tampa Bay

 

[snyiper]

I confess I use my angled skew as a scraper all the time to finish...never like it is suppose to be used....I sharpen it on a piece of sink side splash (local Lowe's throw away) and glue sandpaper to it about 400 grit. I color both sides of the blade with a marker and sharpen and check to be sure Im on the right angle.

 

[thetalbott4]

Rouging gouge, then round nose scraper, and finish with skew. Like you, I was excited when I first used the scraper and realized how handy it is for general turning.

 

[fernhills]

I use a 1 1/2" and 3/4" round nose scraper most of the time. Sometimes i use the larger one and take it all the way to finish.

 

[bitshird]

I use my carbide tools which are basically a scraper for everything.

 

[bracky1]

Yip, for PR and trustone, roughing gouge to round and then a big, heavy roundnose scraper. Not lost a blank yet