"Walter H. Klaus" wrote in message
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Has anyone attempted to sharpen a scraper in the reverse direction, in
order to raise a burr?


It'll give a coarser, presumably longer-toothed burr than conventional face
up, but it carries a couple of disadvantages with it. First, it'll be gone
sooner, second, while it's there, it'll be aggressive as hell. Might also
take a bit more of nose down to engage your burr. Lot of talk about
"negative rake" scrapers in other places right now. Must have been an
article somewhere recently. With a small reverse grind near the upper
surface, they should be more stable than the conventional grind - some bevel
to stabilize - making it easier to take a thin broad scrape rather than
"shear" presentation with its thin narrow.

Since a smooth edge scrapes as well as a rough one, if not better on fine
work, why not go burr-less? Then you hone only.