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DEPRTMENTS

Editor's Notebook

LeUers

Perspectives on scraper sharpening

Methods of Work

Krenov's students; bits and braces; update on sources

Questions & Answers

Radial-arm saw miters; hot-melt glue blocks; laying out cams

Events

Osage orange; drying spalted logs; formaldehyde safety

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Books

Fo ur tablesaws with sp ecial crosscutting features,

like Makita's sliding table shown above, are re

viewed on p. 52. Cover: Jef Dale tells how he

shapes large, heavily contoured parts with a router

and jigs on p. 44. Cover photo and photo above:

Sandor Na yszalancz.

A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers

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Notes and Comment

Desks and Bookses; Wesh Stick Chairs; Shaker Funiture Makes

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44 Shaping with a Router by Jef Dale

Jigs and bits for large joints and profiles

49 Paulo i a by John H. Melhuish, Jr.

A tansplanted hardwood that grows like a weed

52 Double-Duty Tablesaws by Sandor Nagyszalanczy

Four machines with special crosscutting features

56 Turning Thin by Toby Winkler

Tool-mounted fiber optics illuminate wall thickness

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66 A Shop built Tenoning Jig by Lyle Kruger

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68 Convertible Funiture by Edward R. Monteith

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72 From Artiture to Architure by Vincent Laurence

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Editor's Notebook

Masterng the scaper - he articles by E.S. Martin and Pat Bu

ford about sharpening scrapers in WW #91 elicited quite a re

sponse. I suspected we would get some mail on this subject be

cause I knew that most woodworkers share the same kind of

frustration with sharpening a scraper that Martin and Buford

described in their articles.

When I was introduced to a cabinet scraper by my first shop

partner, Eddie Gnaedinger, back in the early 1970s, I was

amazed that I'd never encountered this basic woodworking tool

before. I figured that sandpaper manufacturers must have con

spired to keep this handy device a secret for fear that it would

drastically reduce sales of their products.

For months, I continued to find new uses fo r my scraper and

raved that it was the most used tool in the shop. But despite my

vigorous testimonials, I managed to avoid learning how to sharp

en it. Like Martin and Buford, I tried but never had much luck.

Instead, I kept an eye on Eddie, and whenever I saw him sharp

ening his scraper, I'd mosey over and suggest that, in the interest

of efficiency, he might as well sharpen mine too.

Eventually I learned to prepare the edge and turn a burr on a

scraper that would roll up a thin shaving and remain sharp for a

reasonable period of time. And later, I found myself assuming

the role of the designated scraper sharpener for other shopmates

who were just being inu-oduced to this wonderful little workhorse.

Although I haven't entirely abandoned my sandpaper-manu

facturer-conspiracy theOY, I've come to appreciate the fact that

scraper knowledge isn't general knowledge but is instead passed

from woodworker to woodworker-a kind of rite-of-passage into

the secret society of woodworking. Here are three letters in re

sponse to Martin's article from readers ofering their perspectives

on sh e ning a scraper. -Jim Boesel s executive editol- of WW

er leave the same kind of surface on wood as one that has been

filed, honed and burnished. Many craftsmen scrape their sur

faces to perfection in preparation for finishing instead of using

sandpaper. When the light strikes d1e surface of these finished

pieces, the wood comes to life. You know you are looking at a

surface that sandpaper has not touched. Such a surface cannot

be achieved with a filed scraper because d1e marks left by the

file on the scraper's edge will be u-ansferred to d1e wood. A iled

scraper should be viewed as a preliminalY way of dressing down

a surface speedily and eficiendy. Then you should eid1er expect

to do some sanding or you should give your project a w strokes

with a properly burnished scraper to bring it to perfection.

The second flaw was in d1e suggestion d1at a single scraper be

used both for fine finishing and glue scraping. You should have

separate scrapers for various ss: a thick one for glue, a ile

sharpened one for rough work on wood and a burnished one

for fine work. Over d1e years I've acquired a collection of scrapers

of various sizes, thicknesses and qualities of steel. Because I've be

come aware of the subdeties of ead1, there will always be one

scraper that has just the characteristics I need for a particular job.

-homas Wisback, Galesburg, ll.

A fool-proof method?-My method for sharpening a scraper

takes some of the guesswork out of the process. The secret is a

2-i 1.-thick-maple block about 12-in.-sq. with one end cut clean

and square and sanded smooth. I use this end as a regisu-ation

surface when filing, honing and burnishing d1e scraper's edge.

Begin by clamping the block to a workbench or table. Lay d1e

scraper flat on top of the block and press a fine ile against

d1e block's smoothed end. Now, press the scraper lighdy against

d1e file; swing d1e ile back and ford1 a few times to remove d1e old

burr or any nicks and to square d1e scraper's edge. Repeat this on

each edge of the scraper, and d1en do the same with a coarse stone

followed by a ine stone. A drop or two of oil on the scraper will

lubricate the stones and will also help when you get to the bur

nishing phase. ext, lay the coarse stone lat on the scraper and

rub a bit on both sides to remove any burr d1at you've created.

Finish with a fine stone against the end of the block again.

At d1is pOint, you can feel that the edge is square and d1e cor

ners are very sharp. Now, while pressing the scraper down on

the block, hold a burnisher at about a 5° angle, and take a few

light su-okes on the scraper's top edge. Run your knuckles along

the end of d1e block to help maintain the slight angle; I usually

let the scraper overhang the end of the block a bit while bur

nishing and adjust the overhang to help set the correct angle.

I can put a good edge on a scraper in about four minutes,

including taking out d1e equipment and putting it away again.

The block gives the correct angle so there is no need for great

care. And the swinging motion of d1e stone means there is no

tendency to wear a groove in it. -David Gather, Los Angetes, Ca.

Free at last-I was pleased and relieved to see the article on

sharpening scrapers in WW #91. For years, I've been filing a

flat (90°) edge on my scrapers and not raising a burr because it

never seemed to work velY well when I tried it. The scrapers seem

to work wonderully without a burr, but I've always looked over

my shoulder (figuratively speaking) because I felt guilty about not

doing something I thought I really should be doing. I'm going to

continue not making a burr, but I won't feel guilty anymore.

-Abjab Reed, w ton Centre, Mss.

Usng the riht scraper for the job-I read with interest the

article on sharpening scrapers in the December issue of WW It

struck home because I have been using file-sharpened cabinet

scrapers for quite a while now. And just like the author, frustra

tion with getting and holding a good burr using the traditional

techniques led me to this simple method.

However, there were two minor flaws in the text. First, it

should have been pointed out that a filed scraper edge can nev-

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