On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:25:12 +0000 (UTC), lid (Drew
Lawson) wrote:

I borrowed one for a couple of weeks and wasn't impressed with the
burnished "burr/ hook" produced..
Maybe if that was the way I learned to sharpen and use a scraper it
would be very cool, but I'm back to my old method..

I've dedicated a 1" belt grinder to the scrapers... It's set at a
negative angle so that I can put the scraper on the table "upside
down" and rotate it across the belt..
This seems to put a bit more burr on the edge than doing it "right
side up"..
As always, YMWV

The Lee Valley catalog came in the mail today, and so I'll probably
be up a bit later than I should be.

One thing I see, that isn't new, but I keep forgetting to ask about,
is a burnisher for turning scrapers:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...,49233&p=20266

I don't recall any discussion of this for turning tools, at least
not here. Does anyone have experience with burnishing vs. grinding
for scraper hooks and how they cut?

It sounds like something very quick (even quicker than spinning up
the grinder) to refresh.

I find scrapers very friendly to this (slow moving) newbie bowl
turner, and I'm tempted for a payday or two from now. (Of course,
the garage may be getting cold by then.)