Making a Damascus Bench Scraper- the simplest kitchen tool you didn’t know you needed

[@ChrisGVE]

I love the nonchalant attitude you show in your videos while taking immense care of your craft! Well done, Will, and Merry Christmas to you!

[@jeffreycoppensjr4728]

Hell Yeah!! Go for it Will, a bench scraper is as chef said, it's utilitarian. Every good chef has on next to their knife. We ALL need one...

[@matthewmarting3623]

It feels right that you’re making videos in that workshop space. I’d wager it’s the only smithy in Montana that’s rigged with stage lights for filming.

[@kevinmiller2781]

I love that you took such a random but useful tool and made it into your own very beautiful art. Cheers!

[@chrisoeschger3397]

Anybody with a griddle (Blackstone for example) uses a bench scraper. So a good market there. Awesome blend of Art and Function!

[@matthewbutcher5295]

Quite appropriate you are making a kitchen tool with a metal pasta machine. Nice work!

[@SeiferTV]

5. 5 inches? Damn, that's massive

[@dustinleeoverholt]

Some would say too big

[@trentgay3437]

Just average

[@SeiferTV]

@@dustinleeoverholt to be fair it's intended for professional use. For regular use, you would use something smaller. You're not trying to kill anyone.

[@wiresmith2398]

@@SeiferTV Thank you for not getting the penis joke - that's the biggest smile I've had all day.

[@JETWTF]

That's not what she said.

[@bencallender9940]

I would certainly recommend trying the surface grinder for grinding in the bevel. That would have been a perfect application for it.

[@robertr4193]

The bench scraper turned out pretty nice Will. The stag handle material looks very nice with the Damascus scraper blade.

[@lkdenve]

Really cool looking project. I love your taking a basic tool every cook has and making it into art.

[@johnvanderwalker4830]

I appreciate that this was a learning process for you and that you shared it with your viewers. Good stuff Will. Merry Christmas

[@connorgates119]

Turned out fantastic man. Bench scraper is absolutely the second most used tool in the kitchen after my knife. Keep up the great work, and the great content. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@jasonmcclish2580]

Merry Christmas brother.

[@petercozzaglio6070]

That scraper is really nice. I especially love the damascus pattern. Too bad you don’t have any in stock. I want to buy one for my sister. She isn’t a big time cook, but she would definitely like one of those.

[@anemone9895]

Good luck on the chambersberg Will.

[@jamesthompson8334]

Wow thats awesome! I use my bench scrapper constantly. If you make more and sell them id love to buy one

[@allanjgray1]

Well done Will !

[@Zogg1281]

Happy Christmas, Will. I hope you all have a good one 😊👍👍👍👍👍

[@natehenneman6766]

Would definitely be down for some more bench scrapers!

[@garystrozyk6960]

And once again, I have to say, awesome show. I've been watching since the beginning. May GOD bless you and yours. MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

[@giggityguy]

A damascus bench scraper is a great idea. They are very commonly used tools, they have a ton of real estate to show off a cool pattern, and I don't think there are many other people making them. Also while the finishing process seems to be a bit tough, mass producing the blanks could be really easy. You just make a great honking big rectangular billet with the pattern on the end, then cut slices on the band saw. You could probably surface grind about 10 of them at a time on your surface grinder, and heat treat quite a few of them at once in the Paragon if you make some sort of tray to stand them up in. If you pre-cut some wooden handle scales, assembly could be pretty easy. The real question will be how to get the surface finish you want without hand-sanding.

[@alwayssomewherebound]

Would definitely buy one of these, I use my current scraper all the time and having a bespoke, handmade one that supports a small business would be great.

[@Prosecute-fauci]

Knowing Wills past prices you would be looking around $450 for a bench scraper.

[@micah06v8]

Will, you might also consider marketing those to potters as well. I know that they use scrapers to clean the bats that they throw ceramic items on, and I've heard several here on YT complain about not being able to find good quality scrapers for cleaning their throwing equipment. Many of them try and make do with flat-top grill scrapers. But they're not ideal because of the handle geometry.

[@nunyabizness4354]

Getting down to the edge of art is always fun. Scraped that one together well! It is quite beautiful. Thanks, Will!

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

Man, I might need to get one of these for my channel. That would look so good in a recipe video.

[@saginawdan]

Merry Christmas, Will! 🎄🎄🎄

[@flatlandfabricator2553]

Really cool idea Will! Beautiful work as always 👍

[@WalterCobb-sn1hp]

Great craftsmanship skills

[@DanskRedneck]

Merry Christmas🎅🤶

[@Dirty_Bits]

Nice scraper! Merry Christmas Will.

[@troystaten5633]

Turned out great, the BBQ looks great as well.

[@alrives]

Merry Christmas

[@matthewdomeno7267]

Great bench scraper! I would be interested. A bit of experience, make sure the handle material you choose is heat resistant, I always seem to melt the cheep plastic ones. Also, make sure the handle to palm contact area is smooth and comfortable so people can use it to scrape down flat grills. You usually have to push hard. I will keep my eye on the site if you make them.

[@neileddy6159]

I am in the griddle crowd and would love one.

[@GTappia]

Will is the best

[@johannesTMP]

Good to know that this week i wasnt the only one forgething the pin holes pre heat-treat 😂.... So tip, if you dont have a mil.. get yourself some ceramic tile cutting bits, slow in the drillpress, and use a collant.... i'v got true 62 hrc... its a saver

[@snipeaholic]

As both a rookie chef and rookie knifemaker... this is amazing. Would love to have just the blade made so I can fit my own handle!

[@andyanderson2143]

Beautiful design, every kitchen has one, high demand, dont really know of anyone else doing it? Yeah, I think you have a gold mine. Hope you get the Chambersburg up and running again soon, love your content, bro!

[@paullmight42]

awesome project as per usual....

[@leeh9420]

Your buddy seems great. That scraper is great! If you can keep it sorta-budget friendly, I'm definitely interested!

[@HoboWhisperer]

I'd be down to get a damascus bench scraper. That's a great product idea!

[@DevilDog36th]

That turned out beautifully! I know you like making pretty and functional tools, but an easy + popular product might be something like a Stelter Mfg forged challenge coin. Could be rough forged finish or random damascus drops etc

[@brubros422]

I saw you straightening with the carbide Hammer on the surface plate as some one who has a passion for metrology I winced when I saw it I would recommend finding an alternative more sacrificial surface

[@waltermartindale9008]

EDM drill.. works a treat on hardened material

[@twostroke350]

In engineering, when you want to get a perfect level finish on a flat surface (steel motorcycle clutch plates, cylinder heads), one way is to stick a piece of wet and dry to a granite slab or piece of plate glass (in my youth, we used to steal a piece of plate glass from an old UK telephone box which has super high quality plate glass in the bottom windows) with either water or some spray mount then work the piece side to side on it, swapping orientation as you work up the grits to check the scratches are gone. Might not work so well if there's a bevel part way up though.

[@djboogymonster]

Definitely want a bench scraper.

[@troystallard6895]

Nothing 'wrong' with the one I have. It cost me less than five bucks, and works just fine. If I decide to shell out for a piece of art in my kitchen, it definitely won't be for a scraper or a spatula... 🙂 But I like your enthusiasm, and enjoyed the video.

[@christiankane9991]

Would love to see a video of you creating a chinese style vegetable cleaver, basically a knife with a builtin bench scraper.

[@garychaiken808]

Great job. Now I want bbq 🍖. Thank you 😊

[@blairlock]

You can drill through hard and still with masonry bits. Just grind the Little wings off the tip of the bit.

[@ThisGuyEveryTime]

My first thought was that the seam where handle scale meets the blade might be annoying to clean after it gets dirty. Making the handle integral to the blade by doing something similar to the smash tray, could be a cool way to get rid of any seams and cracks that can collect crud

[@sambaggins2798]

Merry Christmas!

[@randallrun]

I sure do enjoy your videos. Beeeeeeeeautiful scraper, too!! It was fun too, to see how much the chef loved it!

[@daleralp9845]

Get yourself a roll of rebar tie wire. The epoxy coated stuff it’ll last forever. Use it for hanging your blades in the etch tank and you won’t have any wire contamination.

[@MR.eastwood442]

hell yeah cool bench scrapers would be awesome

[@rok4220]

I love this idea

[@michaelwebb357]

A Damascus scraper with a carbon or g10 handle would be cool. Titanium would also be sweet

[@ivorongen5526]

Yess please i would buy one!!

[@donniepoole595]

I would love to have one of those

[@jd.prestage]

Awesome idea

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

Will, maybe Windy Hill Foundry can cast a new lid made from the original casting? Adam Booth and Keith Rucker know them well.

[@bennymorris6107]

It looked so small in the hands of the giant chef 😂 I think it would be a great present for a pastry chef friend of mine.

[@s1gne]

I don't think i would use a bench scraper a lot... but make a handle on it and it's almost like a chinese chopping knive, very usefull in the kitchen. You can chop bones with it, use it for cutting and use it as a scraper , multi-purpose 😃

[@MrMoeRod]

Beautiful work as always, Will!.. I just want to say, from the perspective of a home cook... taller isn't helpful, wider is. The original 4"x6" (or even wider) would probably give a bit more utility to the user... keep up the good work!

[@Merennulli]

That's a beautiful design.

[@yoyobah1862]

I've got almost as many bech scrapers as I do have knives, I'd like to see damascus handles that slide over the tops of my plastic scrapers, similar size of my carpenters pencils with a channel either cut or folded that can be slid along the scrapers top.only needs to be a couple of lengths and magnetised would be handy.

[@JustinSeiffert]

Funfackt in germany its caled a "Schlesinger" the name cames from the "Schlesinger Knochen" wich is basicly the shoulderbone of a cow wich was used in the Oldenburg days as a scraper

[@robertsternlieb5532]

I would want a Damascus bench scraper.

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Good to see the younger generation able to make things with their hands. Keep up the good work. Stay safe.

[@jamesbrandon8520]

I have a bench scraper and I rarely use it, it’s just a cheap one, I would love to have one that is nice and custom like that I think that I’d use it more. If you were to make and sell them I think it would be a good option to be able to just have the blade of it finished so some people like myself could make their own handle for it in whatever kind of material they want and it would be cheaper being unfinished

[@aeris6398]

Always bought cheapo bench scrapers would be nice to have a bench scraper to be proud to be using

[@smacksteel708]

Looks good! However, at 13:39 it came apparent to me that something looked off or it looked asymmetrical. So I measured it on screen and I was right, one side is longer than the other

[@georgenewlands9760]

That’s very nice, puts my cheap IKEA one to shame, that’s for sure.

[@pauvilreutov2975]

If you want to make something cool, check out the Ulu knife. It is an Alaska native knife that has a very unique stye.

[@justinbanks2380]

'I tested your scraper. It scraped stuff off my grinding room floor great! It will work perfect for your food use!' 😅

[@shadevictusgaming]

A solid stright razor would be dope bro

[@davidtmacknet]

You might find it interesting to make a mezzaluna, simply because they're not usually regarded as "cheffy" knives, similar to your bench scraper.

[@TelwynEkkar]

Professional chef here, I'd absolutely love a cool bench scraper. However, my Health Department would only allow it if the handle was a smooth and non-porous material like abs, micarta, or maybe stabilized wood. They would definitely object to the stag as being too hard to sanitize.

[@jnsdroid]

honestly, yeah, I'd buy a Damascus bench scraper

[@JacobGoesRAWR]

Do some anodized Titanium bench scrapers and I'll buy some!

[@chacocii]

I don't need a bench scraper but I do need a chaveta which is very similar. Less work though because a chaveta has no handle. Plus I'm sure there are tons of other people who roll cigars and want a custom chaveta. Ok, maybe that's a lie but I still want one.

[@glenn6292]

I would buy one.

[@jimcorbett3764]

What would be cool is if you had barbequed sambar deer, chopped with the sambar handle bench scraper. But I guess you'd have to go to India to get it.

[@RumMonkeyable]

Great idea! 👍👏❤

[@jgbaca]

you should do the pizza cutter from the Alec Steele era

[@stick004]

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 4 years since you and Alec were working together in that space…

[@armysirbaugh]

cool af, id buy one if you offered them

[@hemiao-t5t]

looks nice but how do you keep it from rusting??

[@DH-xw6jp]

Mineral oil and hand wash only. He has a video dedicated to how he cares for his kitchen knives.

[@hemiao-t5t]

@@DH-xw6jp i see thank you

[@justinbanks2380]

12:14 WD-40 is actually good safe. If you're a robot 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@paulhopkins1905]

So are you moving into this shop full time?

[@johntompkins147]

yep

[@Spoteddy]

"WD40 is actually food safe... if youre a robot" :D made me giggle a bit

[@dwayneburbridge3283]

I’ll be traveling through MT this summer and I like barbecue- what town is the restaurant?

[@hulkthedane7542]

Nuce scraper. Is stag horn food safe/a good choice for a tool in a hot, humid environment like a kitchen? Cannot help but think about the thickness of the blade, as you stated it early in the video "100 thousands of an inch" - 100/1000 inch.... would make more sense to say "1 tenth" - 1/10..... Merry Christmas. 👍👍

[@brandonmicale2066]

I definitely wouldn't be against a titanium bespoke bench scraper!

[@petruvasiu9740]

Hi there! Where can i find glasses like yours? I need it for a friend with eyes problems, he can t see in bright light and this kind of glasses with shades on eyeglass frames could help him. Thank you!

[@garrettshadbolt6443]

Awesome! I’m not a huge fan of the stag though

[@dr.g7980]

Great idea, please make it stainless.

[@kj6jfx]

I’d love a titanium bench scraper

[@trainwrecker101]

Matching scraper and chef's knife sets?