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▼EXPAND THIS SECTION FOR MORE RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS VIDEO▼ *Tools used in this video:* -Good scrapers: lddy.no/10og2 -Burnisher: lddy.no/10og4 -Fine mill file: amzn.to/2WqQpcI -300/1000 diamond stone: amzn.to/3my3bAY *Links promised in this video:* -Video about sanding vs. scraping vs. planing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYnRhmOrrLyqqac -More videos on our website: stumpynubs.com/ -Subscribe to our e-Magazine: stumpynubs.com/browse-and-subscribe/ -Check out our project plans: stumpynubs.com/product-category/plans/ -Instagram: instagram.com/stumpynubs/ -Twitter: twitter.com/StumpyNubs -Facebook: facebook.com/Stumpy-Nubs-Woodworking-Journal-305639859477973/ ★THIS VIDEO WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY★ Sjobergs Workbenches: affinitytool.com/brands/sjobergs *Please help support us by using the link above for a quick look around!* (If you use one of these affiliate links, we may receive a small commission) ★SOME OF MY FAVORITE CHEAP TOOLS★ -123 Blocks: lddy.no/vpij -Mechanical Pencils: amzn.to/2PA7bwK -Lumber pencil: amzn.to/2QtwZjv -Pocket Measuring Tape: amzn.to/2kNTlI9 -Irwin Drill Bit Gauge: amzn.to/2AwTkQg -Nut/Bolt/Screw Gauge: amzn.to/2CuvxSK -Self-Centering Punch: amzn.to/2QvbcrC -Self-Centering Bits: amzn.to/2xs71UW -Angle Cube: lddy.no/10nam -Steel Ruler: lddy.no/10mv7 -Utility knife: amzn.to/3nfhIiv -Center-Finding Ruler: lddy.no/10nak -Bit & Blade Cleaner: amzn.to/2TfvEOI -Digital depth gauge: amzn.to/3mwRf2x -Wood Glue: amzn.to/3mqek6M -Spade Bits: amzn.to/3j8XPtD ★SOME OF MY FAVORITE HAND TOOLS★ -Digital Caliper: amzn.to/384H1Or -Marking Gauge: lddy.no/10muz -Marking knife: lddy.no/10mv0 -Narex Chisels: lddy.no/sqm3 -Stanley Sweetheart Chisels: amzn.to/3y5HDOc -Mini Pull Saw: amzn.to/2UEHBz6 -Gent Saw: lddy.no/ss2x -Coping saw: amzn.to/2W7ZiUS -Shinwa Rulers: lddy.no/zl13 ★SOME OF MY FAVORITE POWER TOOLS★ -Miter Saw: amzn.to/3gqIlQ8 -Jointer: amzn.to/3yc3gfZ -Planer: amzn.to/3mn6BGF -Router: amzn.to/3grD22S -Sander: amzn.to/3DdvD0Y -Cordless drill: amzn.to/3D9ZiIm -Brad nailer: amzn.to/3gsRkjH -Mini Compressor: amzn.to/3mvrmQr -Bladerunner: amzn.to/2Wl0TtJ -Jig Saw: amzn.to/3zetTBY -Scroll Saw: amzn.to/3gq9qDc -Multi-Tool: amzn.to/3muZuMi ★SOME OF MY FAVORITE OTHER TOOLS★ -Drill Bits: amzn.to/3B8Ckzh -Forstner Bits: amzn.to/3kk3wEI -Shop Vacuum: amzn.to/2Wkqnbl -Machine Setup Blocks: amzn.to/3gq7kDh -Counter-Sink Bit: amzn.to/37ZukUo -Featherboard: amzn.to/3DeqHsq -ISOtunes Hearing Protection (Save $10): bit.ly/3BHYdH7 (If you use one of the affiliate links above, we may receive a small commission)

[@TheBlueMuzzy]

I really appreciate how you represent inclusivity and lack of bias when it comes to tools and methods.

[@Dolore9000]

Seriously. The "we don't have to be snobs..." really hits home and points fingers at other "education based" youtube channels. Love this.

[@SirTools]

WoW, awesome scraper explained. FINALLY someone shows how to make these work. Thanks for posting this Stumpy.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Had to come back here after I got done sharpening this way and an VERY happy over my hook!!! I THOUGHT I was happy with what I was getting till now 😆. This is why your my boy blue!

[@ef2b]

Some people ask about curved scrapers: Try using a nail set that is in good condition instead of the burnisher. The nail set metal isn't ideal, really, but its diameter is smaller, which increases the pressure, and it has a built in angle because of its taper. For some reason, I find that with a nail set, I am able to more easily establish a hook on a curved scraper than with a regular burnisher. I focus on staying level across the edge with the axis of the nail set, leaving it to the taper to give me the angle to draw over the hook. I think it's just hard to change the direction of the force onto the burnisher as you go around a curve and I think the amplification in pressure from the narrow nail set helps offset that. Just be careful because you don't have as much to hold onto and, if you slip, you can cut yourself on the scraper. Also, lubricate the nail set (and burnisher).

[@Jayeeyee]

This is one of the most intricate how-to video on how to file a piece of sheet metal.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

*"we don't have to be snob (about the tools we use)."* serious life lesson. applies everywhere.

[@palmettokid54]

I have been a luthier, stringed instrument builder/repair, for over 40 years, and for most of that time, a lot of sanding/smoothing/flattening is done from many contorted and pretzel positions. About 30 years ago at one of our national guild shows. A young apprenticed man took a standard box cutter blade and with vice grips drug it across a small vice platform at about 80 to 90⁰; effectively ruining the blade (15¢) but creating a uniform burr.This was my introduction to card or metal scraping. With the sharp corners and flat middle and minuscule size for reaching inside of rare vintage instruments; a new age began for me. "New subscriber" and appreciate the science/preference opinions and histories of tooling and metal smithing. My repertoire in woodworking is thousands of guitars, mandolins... and two houses. Great videos; length of video to useful information ratio is just right.

[@ryananthony4840]

Your videos are PRICELESS....!!! I recently got back into woodworking after decades of being an electrician and this channel is a godsend..... Thank you!

[@WikiSnapper]

I really appreciate how you express the right method being the one that works for you and your project.

[@fractode]

The quality of your videos (from information and presentation) has skyrocketed over the past few years. Great work!

[@532bluepeter1]

As a site carpenter unusually I carry a cabinet scraper in my toolbag. I find it very useful for quickly removing pitch marks from an electric planer and levelling any minor errors in joints when taken at forty five degrees to the joint edge. I do leave the corners square because I find it useful for cleaning rebates. Prolonged scraper use does however require me to manually straighten my thumbs!

[@albertshilton5336]

I’ve been a woodworker for 50 years. There isn’t a single video of yours that does not teach me something new. And….your presentation is one of if not the best on KZbin. I’ll spread the word. Be well and Be Safe.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

How do you manage to explain so many different things so well? Keep it up!

[@patrickbink4617]

James, you never cease to bring so much understanding to the topics you teach about. I bought some scrapers a while back but haven't used them because I didn't know how and how to prep them. Time to get back in the shop and give it a try! Thank you. BTW, I loved the statement about not being a snob about what tool you use.

[@rh5971]

I really enjoy the way you teach, James. Thank you!

[@robertm348]

Using a card scraper produces an almost hypnotic state of pleasure for me instead of hearing an electric sander. Thanks much for all the good videos!

[@davetarrant6888]

Thanks James that was the best tutorial I have watched on sharpening a card scraper.

[@mikecurtin9831]

I've tried several times to sharpen scrapers, all to no avail. Your explanation is very clear and concise. My hope is renewed. We'll see in a day or two. Thanks much.

[@MrDavidock]

I just love this channel so much.

[@hardnox6655]

Beautifully explained and demonstrated.

[@justinalang]

Thank for the video. These simple tools are one of my most challenging to use well.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us James, sure appreciate your help with the scrapers. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

[@wdtaut5650]

As usual, the straight story, clearly and logically explained. Thanks, Stump.

[@raymondraymon5675]

Great information and presentation. Outstanding video!

[@bearpuf]

What a brilliant video to both sharpen and use scrapers. You've removed the trepidation I have for attempting to use them more often. You have a very nice delivery. Thanks

[@PawPawsClan]

best explanation I've seen yet, thank you

[@chrisalister2297]

Excellent contribution to the craft!

[@profcah]

Excellent. Video is now in my how to library. Thanks James!

[@boonstein9949]

love my card scrapers, especially for hardwood and 'waney' grain. excellent video

[@CMDPromptify]

Very informative, thank you! Your knowledge makes trying new things a little less intimidating ☺️

[@ryananthony4840]

Watching this again, I absolutely LOVE your channel... think I'll vegg out this afternoon and binge watch some episodes

[@blueblur6447]

Undulation.... Word of the day! This really answered a lot of questions I did not know I had about the scraper. Completely educating video for me... Now to go out and sharpen those scrapers properly! :)

[@Mark_Wood]

Awesome as always James!

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Very helpful tips. Thank you James!

[@RondeLeeuw]

Great video, thank you! I like the remark at the end, about how it's totally fine for people to keep sanding if that is what they prefer.

[@benjaminadair9548]

Thanks again, I've got a 3'X4' Sapele hand planed table top coming up in the next week or so. This video is going to really help.

[@snowwalker9999]

Best instructional card scraper sharpening video!

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome tips, James! Thanks a lot! 😃 I'm going to put them in good use! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@ericargento4429]

Very timely seeing this video a year after you posted I’ve been scraping black locust and wanted to know exactly what you shared. Thank you very much for an excellent presentation, I’m excited to get my scraper sharpened and get back to it👌👍😎

[@terristroh3965]

I’ve been learning the fine art of scraping. I was amazed how smooth the wood was afterward. I also used it to smooth a glue line and checked my progress by putting the scraper along the wood and looking for those pesky bit of light. It worked great and my glue line was smooth and tight. Love these things!

[@MikeWilliams-yp9kl]

I've used scrapers for many years too, I never thought of polishing the hook end . THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE ON THIS ONE. MIKE 😎

[@Baronshill16]

Realky good tutorial on sharpening scrapers

[@alequee]

Just had flash back of 45 year as a young apprentice been show how to sharpen and use scraper . You instructions regarding sharing the same guidance I was given .

[@philchovanec8167]

Great job, keep them coming

[@colemine7008]

Thank you, this is one of those areas that seemed to be a complete mystery to me.

[@garykorzelius5930]

Excellent video. This is something I have wanted to learn. I will be saving this one for future reference.

[@cedartreeworkshop]

Thank you, James. I now have the knowledge I need to add scrapers to my tool kit. I will most definitely be using the affiliate links!

[@davidstuart4489]

Another good one. Your approach to teaching is excellent, efficient, objective (mostly), easy to absorb, and full of good tips. There are plenty of other woodworking KZbinrs out there, and I have a few others that I view often enough. But everyone has their own approach to teaching. Yours is very academic (in a good way), assumes little about your audience, addresses fundamentals (generally), is well articulated - and enjoyable. I don't know how this helps you in your life, but it helps me in mine. Thank you for that! Keep up the great work!

[@MyGrowthRings]

Great tutorial, James. I use a card scraper on almost every project. Scott

[@JamesTatePa]

Great information, I had been primarily using a card scraper to remove glue squeeze out where I glued boards together. Glad that I now know how to properly sharpen and to use them. Seems like I always learn something from watching your videos. Some times the thing that I learn isn't the main topic of the video but something that you did or said during the video. I subscribe to several channels, but there are only a few (yours is one) that I watch as soon as I see it in my subscription list.

[@brucemccready682]

Never knew how to sharpen or use scrapers before. First time I have ever seen any one give a scraping lesson. I tried sharpening one on a bench grinder once and that sure was a disaster. Thank you so much. Finally seeing a tutorial is great.

[@WindRidgeWoodCrafts]

Scrapers are always a favorite topic for me to watch and learn from. I learned about them a couple years ago, and am finally comfortable using them, but still have trouble creating a good hook some days. Hopefully another dozen or so sharpenings over the next couple months will fix that.

[@areareare9953]

I just picked up a set of these card scrapers, so looking for videos on usage - this was very helpful.

[@jimrichards7014]

Thank you for showing that scalper holder. I inherited one from my father as part of a random collection of tools and I always wondered what it was for. Although I did suspect that it was for holding scrapers.

[@haskelloness379]

Thanks for a great informative article 👍

[@jeremiah3543]

Great video! Like that holder!

[@stevenrauch3631]

Great tutorial! I always used an old valve stem from an engine for a burnisher. It's a very hard round piece of steel and does the job of a burnisher hopefully free of charge.

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

Another great video; I’ll never use or own a scraper, but I love learning nonetheless. Thank you again.

[@DuffyHomoHabilis]

Great video James. I've been using card scrapers for years, and still learned something here. Thanks! I like to put an aggressive hook on one edge, and a finer hook on the other. I also sharpen the short ends, giving me 8 hooked edges. Hard to bow when using the short ends, but sometimes they come in handy. The magnetic business card hack is a new one for me. Thanks!!! Scrapers are also great for removing bubbles or drips from finishes. Smooths it right out and ready for the next coat. Looking forward to some tips on using the #80 scraper. (And while you're at it, maybe the #12 too, please??) Thanks again, & keep up the good work.

[@thomaspender2881]

Your method of setting up the scraper is clear and sensible. I have a burnisher, etc., and have used scrapers on and off over the years, but perhaps with your better methods I will use them more. Now all I want is to have someone show me how to successfully use my Veritas Scraping Plane, which I have never been able to do. :)

[@trudi1962]

I have the Veritas holder and find it a great help for arthritic hands. Alternating between that and freehanding makes the job easier.

[@thomasstone3513]

i made one for same reason. watching him use a card scraper makes my hands hurt.

[@robinbarnes8906]

Another 5 star tutorial Mr. H👌

[@transmundanium]

Excellent tutorial. I keep two sets of scrapers, one for rough work (drawfile and go) and a set prepped for fine work (hone and burnish). The former is for shaping, the latter for finishing.

[@cobberpete1]

Thanks for the refresher.

[@BenNawrath]

Best thing about the scraper holder is you can get into tight spots one handed! Super useful.

[@mewzishun]

Thanks! I needed the refresher lesson.

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

All very good. My scrapers of various sizes are derived from old wood saw blades cut up with an angle grinder and a hook produced on a bench grinder in about 10 seconds. I'm working on an oak dining table and they are really effective. I get lots of 'fluffy' shavings and no scratches. Cheap, simple, effective.

[@caseythimm5522]

Thanks for putting this video out. I was kind of intimidated by scrapers but this quick video helped me understand how to use them to the point where I would feel comfortable buying and using one.

[@DuffyHomoHabilis]

Start practicing on hardwood. I find them difficult to use on softwood. I think scrapers are the best way to get out burn marks or machining marks. WAY faster and easier than sanding!!! Welcome to the club!!

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Over time and collecting on top of restoring old tools and collectibles for others, I've come to understand something about the technologies... The more "early" or "antiquated" or "primitive" it is, generally... the more "idiot proof" it really was in care, upkeep, and even use... You just find the basics and it doesn't take long to "figure it out as you go". Tech' is funny that way. As we've modernized, we've actually complicated the HELL out of things to trade off "using your head" for "using your back"... as it were. A hand saw (for instance) isn't very sophisticated... The rules are simple, start the cut, and point the teeth in the direction you want to cut... it cuts that way... Mastering those very simple basics makes it possible to cut nearly any cut with almost any saw... A power saw, however, is 98% setting it up. You actually have to know by other tools, measurements, matching lines, and blah-blah-blah that the saw is going to make exactly the cut you need BEFORE you even touch the wood... AND then we're still building jigs and Jigs and JIGS to get newer, clever, more precise and repeated cuts for our projects... When I could just draw the damn lines and mark into the waste, and what I don't remove with a handsaw in a few "relief cuts", I can remove with a chisel and mallet... smooth it up, AND I'm done before my buddy has his jig arranged for the power saw... ...and he gets pissed at me when my joinery is tighter than his in half the time... Not being a snob here... BUT if you're interested in a single project at a time... and there's rarely a call for a bunch of cuts... Hand tools all the way. IF on the other hand, you have a regular need for a hundred or thousand of a certain thing done exactly the same way, then POWER TOOLS will save you time and frustration... come up short a couple dozen? If you have the notes and jig (or the thing is still set up) just run off a few dozen and call it a day... BUT modern tools tend to be multiple use, and sophisticated... Older tools... not so much. UGG the caveman probably invented it, so how hard could it be??? Bottom line is, DO NOT let the older fashions intimidate you. We always have Wood By Wright and Stumpy Nubbs and the like. Have a sit for a lunch or snack and video... and jump in. Really, for a card scraper, all you need is a flat and straight piece of HARDENED steel to get started... Hell, I've even seen them SHAPED for particular purposes. ;o)

[@jdnepari]

I love using a scraper when appropriate but my technique, particularly with sharpening, needs improving. So this was an excellent simple explanation of how to do that well and consistently.

[@thomaskila3801]

As usual, great tutorial!

[@edmondthompson1523]

Here's a mechanic's tip to simplify the file and flattening work: after using the file as shown, turn it 90 degrees and gently (you're not forming the hook) pull the file towards you a few times. The result will be a hyper-smooth edge. You may be able to go straight to the finest abrasive.

[@thomasarussellsr]

That is called "draw filing". And yeah, great tip.

[@scottlittle1948]

@@thomasarussellsr Indeed, "draw filing". I think you could use that technique exclusively. It's easier to hold the file square to the edge and your tender fingers are not so close to that ever sharper edge.

[@1puppetbike]

That's the business card! You continue to delight and surprise.

[@stevephillips8719]

I used a Japanese saw for the first time about 15 years ago. After 2 days use I took my Sandvik crosscut saw and made scrapers from it. I use a highly polished butchers steel (Swibo) as a burnisher.

[@seydutz975]

Another brilliant how to 👍

[@raystanczak4277]

Excellent vid, as usual.👍 I discovered the cabinet scraper ten or fifteen years ago. After practicing the prep and making the hook a few times, you will not believe how effectively a simple tool like this can perform. When you start getting fluffy shavings and not dust, you’re there. (Initially, I was pressing too hard on the burnisher. A friend who is a finish carpenter advised using a bit less force. Press firmly, not hard to get a good hook, which will be pretty small if done correctly. Too much of a hook, and it will break off faster.)

[@markhudson5435]

This invaluable tool was always referred to as a ‘thumb blister’ with good reason. Great tutorial.

[@coljter15]

Great video, thank you

[@j.m.castilla7150]

Buen trabajo Gracias por sus videos

[@deusex84]

very informative and interesting.

[@lkj974]

Thank you for this. I use a scraper quite a lot, but I can see my sharpening technique needs refining. It is amazing what you can do with a simple rectangle of steel. I used to work in a woodworking store and I can tell you a lot of woodworkers feel intimidated by these. I noticed several people asked about sharpening curved scrapers and I have the same question.

[@ef2b]

@Diane Jenkins I just posted a comment about curved scrapers. Hope it helps!

[@CleaveMountaineering]

Gotta love the scraper. For rough work like scraping old varnish off tool handles, I just file it and roll the edge a bit with a burnisher. Rolls little chips like a champ. I have a scrap 3" wide bandsaw blade and can make custom shape scrapers out of it. The scraper saves a lot of money and dust compared to sandpaper.

[@albertplumb7206]

As an "old" retired English cabinetmaker I had never heard the term Card Scraper until your video. we know them as cabinet scrapers. I have always had lots of them and found that wide bandsaw blades make excellent cabinet scrapers. I also modified an engineers three corner scraper for burnishing ( rounding off the sharp edges ), works a treat! I did an engineering apprenticeship first where I came across engineers scrapers ( providing that is what you call them LoL).

[@soylentgreen326]

Dad was a cabinet maker he called them scrapers, so cabinet scrapers makes much more sense, who scrapes card anyway. I can remember him showing me how to sharpen them nearly sixty years ago with a file and a screwdriver shank. I can remember him telling me about burning his thumbs 👍👍

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@soylentgreen326 yup, back when scrapers were softer metal and screwdrivers were made from harder steel. Now the scrapers are made from harder steel than the screwdrivers are so if both are newer, that pairing won't work. A carbide rod will work wonders though on most any scraper you come across. And, you can order carbide rods from Amazon fairly inexpensively.

[@soylentgreen326]

@@thomasarussellsr Dads was from an old saw if l remember rightly. Using a broken carbide drill, flutes glued in a wooden handle.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@soylentgreen326 yup, that certainly works. I don't think the term card scraper is because of scraping cards, but because the scraper is in the shape of a card. Many of the scrapers are a bit smaller and fit into a holder, pocket, or scraping plane.

[@soylentgreen326]

@@thomasarussellsr who scrapes card was a joke🤷‍♂️

[@klg1216]

Always a mystery, tools from the past. Thank you, I have always wanted to see a basic primer on the care and feeding of card scrapers, this was exactly what I was looking for. At $9 for two this is a real deal and low risk for upgrading my tool kit. Keep up the good work, your tool videos are the best and my favorite.

[@alexlau7115]

thx. learned a lot. never knew about the draw and hook part.

[@DaileyWoodworks]

Very well explained.

[@jwstanley2645]

Thanks for your channel.

[@julesoyler4306]

You are brilliant!

[@ZafodB3]

In a previous life I was a baker. So I had and was shown how to sharpen a “bench scraper” the nicer one made by Dexter had a wood handle on what would be used for woodworking would have been a usable edge. These were used simply to scrape off the dough and flour that adhered to the wooden bench tops. When newly sharpened they would also remove a layer of sawdust from the bench top. Over the years I have struggled with the pulling and bending of cabinet scrapers since my muscle memory wants to revert to holding the scraper’s top edge and pushing it, as I wood with a baker’s bench scraper. Thank you for demonstrating the whys and wherefore of using the cabinet scraper as you do.

[@sparkforce9975]

James, this is a great video. I just recently purchased a card scraper set so this was very helpful info. Would you consider doing a video for some other card scraper types, like the curved scrapers? I’d love some tips and tricks for that!

[@samuelyamron5664]

For heat build up prevention I like to flip the scraper over every two or three strokes. It makes sense to me to try to evenly use all four edges as well.

[@mariushegli]

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[@josepalacid]

Me too!

[@Strawberryscent_]

i dont do woodwork or carpentry, i have no intention of ever doing so, yet i watch all your videos, sign of a quality channel i guess

[@BobbityBob19]

absolutely amazing. I've never heard of a scrapper before. Thank you.

[@dddube12]

Good class!!!!

[@jimcooney9019]

great video thanks for sharing

[@etow8034]

You can also use the bottom end of a 1/4" or 3/8" HSS drill bit or hardened drill rod as a burnishing tool to obtain that hooked edge saving you some money on a dedicated burnishing tool.

[@kaleoariola]

Nice tumbler. I just got the 26 oz bottle and 20 oz travel mug in the same color

[@tomcook8897]

I really like card scrapers for removing finishes like varnish that can quickly clog sandpaper

[@tigersunruss]

Good tip

[@Ethan-qe8pe]

Aye thanks for making this