The Wood Whisperer has just released a free video online on how to sharpen a card scraper. The card scraper is a great thing to have if you are stripping your woodwork, for when you need to get rid of the raised grain, etc. It takes the place of sand paper in a lot of instances, though I still use sandpaper on the edges and on the moldings and touch up. I use mine quite often. I bought a tool jig that helps me sharpen mine but this video shows you how to do it without one. Below is one version of his video. There is a low resolution version you can click on at his website as well as many other woodworking videos. He has podcasts, also. He is very personable and I think he will have his own TV show in the future. Below is the flash version, even though he used a screenshot of something else.
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1 Bob Strawn // Jul 5, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Great video,
Good instructions,
sad that he used the file in both directions. Held a file should only be pushed, locked into place, the material should only be rubbed toward the handle. Otherwise you tend to dull the file without having done much good.
Bob
2 linda // Jul 5, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Thanks, Bob, I wondered about that. The instructions on the sharpener I got never said whether to go in one direction only. Now I know.
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