Top 10 Tips for Bowl Scrapers

I demonstrate 10 Tips for Sharpening and Using a Round Nose Bowl Scraper on your wood lathe. These tips should help demystify how a scraper works. Here is a pair of scrapers I use amzn.to/2VuUide
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0:00 Introduction
1:21 Clean off preservative
2:33 Round over sharp edges
4:10 Polish the top
5:25 Sharpening an inexpensive round nose scraper made in China
5:40 Buy one of these in my Amazon shop for under $ 10. Link is in the video description. U.S. only
8:22 Create a Burr
9:29 Using a conventional bowl scraper
10:15 Use Handle Up
10:39 Scrape bottom third inside the bowl
11:30 Never use a conventional scraper near rim
11:47 Use Light Pressure
12:25 Only engage 3/8" to 1/2" scraping edge

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Here is followup video I did on negative Rake scrapers kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3nEmmeflpyIjpI

[@blainelittle5928]

Thanks for a great presentation. This has advanced my scraper ability by a mile.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Great to hear!

[@RedfishCarolina]

I just unpacked my lathe after a 12 year break and jumped right back into bowl turning. I had forgotten how bad of a catch you can get with a scraper. I was reminded of it rather dramatically as soon as I tried lol🤯

[@jarmstrong2843]

Great tips on using scrapers....things I did not know and now understand my mistakes. Thanks!!!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

A scraper can fix a lot of problems if used correclty. Watch the video on negative rake scrapers.

[@muziqjazz]

Hi M. Mike. Now I know why I had explosions on some bowls ;-) Thanks for sharing. Marc

[@georgevalente4223]

I never use a gouge and always end with a smooth finish...sharp scrapers and move slowly. Turners make turning more difficult than it really is. Agreed...very light pressure.

[@benniegreen498]

Great explanation on these scrapers, thank you!

[@richardchiswell6517]

Very much looking forward to your upcoming videos on negative rake and sheer scraping..

[@garymccoy2888]

Thanks Mike. Never knew about flattening the tool.

[@stevefromlondon9175]

Thank you for a great video something else I have learnt as a new turner these videos help me so much Regards Steve UK London

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Good to hear, Steve. I have visited your great city several times.

[@kennyboothe7544]

I added your Amazon link to my bookmarks toolbar so when I go to Amazon, I automatically am repaying you for all the good tips. Thanks again for all your effort to spread the knowledge.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Kenny Boothe , thank you for your support!

[@randykniebes5364]

Thank you very much for the detailed info. for this 66 year old new turner.... Your videos have always been helpful to me for getting my techniques down.....

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Glad I could help, Randy. The American Assciation has some great resources on their website for novice turners. Click here to explore www.woodturner.org/?page=LearningTracksLP

[@rbahr8214]

Great instruction Mike. I should have watched this before scraping the inside of a black locust bowl. I had quite a nasty catch.

[@bobwhitford5939]

Very nice Mike. Great tips!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Glad you liked it!

[@charlieodom191]

Learned a lot. Thanks

[@cobberpete1]

As per Marc below, Just this week I had a bowl 'Pop'. I was sooo annoyed. The bowl was done and just the last finishing touch...Hopefully people will learn before the event thanks to you. One of the first things an Ol boy at my local club said was sand the edges of your tool. Am now anticipating your video on negative rake scrapers.

[@cigarsmoka9741]

Thanks for the tips Mike. My bowl scraping hasn’t been as good as I hoped, after watching this I now know why. Wishing tou a Happy New Year and looking forward to many more great videos.

[@denniszlatkin4280]

Great video, Mike! I received left and right Hurricane bowel scrapers for Christmas and since it's getting warm enough in my unheated Ohio pole barn shop, I referred to your video for the first grinding on them.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Sounds great!

[@RickTurnsWoodturning]

Good video, Mike!

[@alanmullock381]

Another great tip video Mike,you and yours have a Great New Year👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@donbomer5630]

Thanks for the tips, Mike. I'm a new turner and have only used carbides up to now. But, I have the 7-piece Benjamin's Best plus the BB two-piece half-round scraper set that I'm ready to use.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

If you have a grinder or some other way to sharpen, sounds like you are set. Taking a class or getting lessons is always a good idea.

[@edhekman6615]

Excellent tips on scraping. In Stuart Batty's class that I attended he demonstrated how to use the burr that you describe to create a surface that required almost no sanding. But he also says that that burr typically lasts less than 1 minute.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

+Ed Hekman Maybe he is using better steel. When I had a class with him 10 years ago it was only 30 sec,😂

[@edhekman6615]

Mike Peace Woodturning I think your results are consistent with his. His tools are CPM 10V steel but I think he was referring to the M2 tools that the students brought to the class.

[@lyndalanthony635]

Two things: First get rid of the factory handle and put a 2 to 3 foot long handle on for better leverage, less catches. (The factory length handle works alike a teeter totter.) Second, make them negative rake. negative rake scrapers don't like to cut so the chances of catches are dramatically reduced.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I agree. Thanks for sharing.

[@kennylakits4093]

Big Help, I got a good catch this morning on a platter/bowl. Seems I took the round nose scraper to far out toward the rim and I'm guessing I dropped the handle as well. Thx for the advice.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Oh no!

[@alfkey4155]

Hi Mike , I think if tool manufacturers were to spend more time making finishing touches on tools @3:29 they would put the cost on to the customers ,,. I'd gladly buy cheap tools and finish them to my liking ,,. Regards Alf

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Great point

[@georgevalente4223]

My large round rake scrapper produces dust.

[@MD-en3zm]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of different angles for scrapers?

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

There is no magic number. You migh want to watch my video on negative rake scrapers kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3nEmmeflpyIjpI

[@johnoakes-eh5ib]

Thank you so much for your help with negative rack scraping. I was quite impressed with your use with a skew, that to me seemed to be better than any of the scraper that you used. I have to say at this conjuncture that I'm more than a beginner in so far as I have hardly used my lathe of tools due to a long term illness, but I'm getting better now. So, the majority of my knowledge has been gratefully received from the likes of your good self and other 'class' woodturners, thank you again Mike, 5 Stars. John A J Oakes.

[@haroldhaines8730]

If you use a scraper to make a shear cut like a gouge there will be much less chatter on thin turnings. Enjoy your videos.....always lern something....especially the fundamentals.

[@pbpleased7936]

Why is the burr raised by the diamond card stronger and finer than that achieved on the grinder?

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

The one off the grinder is courser and therefor tends to break off. The brr raised by a carbide rod or hone is smaller and smoother and therefor does not break as easily.

[@lyndalanthony635]

I found that if I put a two or three foot long handle on a scraper, it doesn't catch as easily. If I turn it into a negative rake and use it as an abrader, it just plain works. I have to get desperate to use a scraper though.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I love my negative rake scrapers. Beautiful finish on the top of an end grain box.

[@davidkuhns8389]

Just to reinforce your comment about harmonics if you scrape near the rim. I tried to use a conventional scraper to remove a defect near the top of a nice 10-inch maple bowl. I ignored the howling sound, the bowl shattered, and a sharp chunk gouged a two-inch hole in the wall of my shop. I wasn't in the line of fire and I was wearing a full face shield. But that was still pretty unnerving.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

David Kuhns Yep. Been there, done that!

[@donlyons8964]

Mike at 13:50 it looks like that is a negative rake scraper?

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

+Don Lyons Good eye. Almost all my scrapers are negative rake.

[@gilgrace1915]

I assume the Harbor Freight scrapers lose their burr quicker the the higher quality scrapers. Have you noticed a big difference? Someone with a limited budget, like myself, might be OK with sharpening more often to save $. Are the name brand scrapers worth the extra $, in you view? Looking forward to more videos on this subject. Thanks for posting. :o)

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

+Gil Grace Not sure if there is an easy answer. I think it goes back to your budget, how often and what you turn, and of course what you value. I seem to do fine with M2 scrapers. I may have to decide which scrapers gets the most use and try a high end replacement to see what I may be missing. Or not.🙄

[@davidnickell9381]

What do you use on the outer portion of the bowl?

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/m366dXailNSrkK8

[@georgevalente4223]

While gently using m

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I think the gentle touch Richard Raffan demonstrates takes a while to master.

[@dommascroft4690]

I was looking for a how to scrape a marijuana bowl😶

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Please avoid working in your shop when you may have impaired judgment or reflexes, LOL.

[@georgevalente4223]

You are moving across the face much too fast....a better surface moving much slower. How fast are you spinning... 850? 900? Huh???...dust?... yes dust is like sanding to get a smooth finish...think about that one again.