Thus the pleasure, even for this confirmed scraper user of many years, of
the Veritas Dial-a-Curl burnisher. Comes with a set of scrapers, now marked
and set for coarsest glue removal to finest burnished surface.

Sure you can do without, but the kids have to have something to get you for
occasions....

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:25:35 -0600, "Sweet Sawdust"
wrote:

"Try a piece of broken glass.

Yes and no.

A broken glass scraper is a great scraper, but it's a blunt edge not a
hook. When it cuts, it makes a Type III chip. A relatively stiff but
weak material collapses into fine dust. It's a good scraper for
removing old finishes, but not for smoothing timber.

A hooked scraper makes Type II chips (when it works right). These are
thin shavings - a fibrous material peels apart and curves upwards in a
smooth chip.