Shaping & Finishing

Hand Scraper

CategoryShaping & Finishing

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A flat rectangle of hardened steel with its edges burnished to a fine hook. Drawn across hardwood it takes a whisper-thin shaving and leaves a surface cleaner than sandpaper, with no dust. It needs a burnisher and a few minutes to learn.

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Leaves a cleaner surface than sandpaper on hardwood, with no dust. Learn to turn the burr.

Heads-up Shop or bench tool — most site carpenters never carry one.