I had a crappy aluminum block plane that I finally threw away. I used the
iron as my test bed for getting the hang of sharpening.
I've been trying to figure out what to do with it now. I'm thinking about
filing it flat and putting a hook on it.
Waste of time, or are small scrapers useful? Is this material too thick for
a good scraper?
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Silvan wrote:
> I had a crappy aluminum block plane that I finally threw away. I used the
> iron as my test bed for getting the hang of sharpening.
>
> I've been trying to figure out what to do with it now. I'm thinking about
> filing it flat and putting a hook on it.
>
> Waste of time, or are small scrapers useful? Is this material too thick for
> a good scraper?
I often use an old plane iron as a scraper to remove old finishes. I don't
bother to turn a burr on the iron. Its length give you good leverage. Just be
careful not to rock the blade or the corners will gouge the stock.
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:43:16 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>I had a crappy aluminum block plane that I finally threw away. I used the
>iron as my test bed for getting the hang of sharpening.
>
>I've been trying to figure out what to do with it now. I'm thinking about
>filing it flat and putting a hook on it.
>
>Waste of time, or are small scrapers useful? Is this material too thick for
>a good scraper?
You could always file a profile into it and make a
nice beader blade out of it. That means you'd have
to make a nice wooden holder for it...
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Nova wrote:
> bother to turn a burr on the iron. Its length give you good leverage.
> Just be careful not to rock the blade or the corners will gouge the stock.
As an added bonus, the blade no longer has corners. :)
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
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Larry Jaques wrote:
> You could always file a profile into it and make a
> nice beader blade out of it. That means you'd have
> to make a nice wooden holder for it...
That's an interesting thought. I was just looking at the LV beader tool,
and I added it to my someday list. (I added up my someday list, and it's
at $1600 so far, just from Lee Valley. Did I hear Robin rubbing his hands
together expectantly? Too bad I only have $10 in my pocket.)
Anyway, very interesting idea.
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Iv'e used a utility knife blade, both new and used , as a scraper in tight
places. It's hard on the fingers.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I had a crappy aluminum block plane that I finally threw away. I used the
> iron as my test bed for getting the hang of sharpening.
>
> I've been trying to figure out what to do with it now. I'm thinking about
> filing it flat and putting a hook on it.
>
> Waste of time, or are small scrapers useful? Is this material too thick
for
> a good scraper?
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>