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1. 
   Yogi | Sep 28, 2005 03:11am | #1

   I bought the $18 set of cabinet scrapers from Lee Valley-  They work great-

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   dirtstirrer | Sep 28, 2005 07:50am | #2

   I use the Two Cherries, and they work fine.  I wonder if Lie-Nielsen still has scrapers?  Guarentee they would be great if they do.

    

   Steve
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   DonC | Sep 28, 2005 04:12pm | #3

   If you have an old beat up panel crosscut, rip saw,back saw,ect, you can make your own scrapers from the metal blades. Using a hard tool (I use tungsten carbide scratch awl) scribe several times into the blade surface to form a scratch. Clamp near the scratch and you can snap the blade on this scribed line. Once you have the shape you like, sharpen using conventional methods. I have several shapes and use a Foredom/Dremel type grider to form concave and convex shapes to make scratch stock shapes. I can't tell any difference between these scrapers and comercially available ones. The one excep[tion is advertised higher Rockwell hardness scrapers that are avaialbe on the market. I only use these for hardened glue removal. The high Rockwells don't flex like regular scrapers.