I was in Louisville today and went by Woodcraft. I bought a Crown Extra
Heavy Half-round Scraper. It is a full 1/2" thick and has a very nice heft
to it. Has anyone used this tool? What do you think? Did I do good or
what?

Barry

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I was in Louisville today and went by Woodcraft. I bought a Crown Extra
Heavy Half-round Scraper. It is a full 1/2" thick and has a very nice heft
to it. Has anyone used this tool? What do you think? Did I do good or
what?

Barry

I've got one and use it regularly. I really like the weight and size-
very comfortable feel and easy to control. For the edge- I polished out
the bevel at the same factory angle and just use a veritas bench-mount
burnisher to put a burr on it.

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Happy Turning,
Vic

I don't use it quite as regularly, tending to more often use a Kelton
Shear Scraper, but otherwise, my experiences and maintainance technique
exactly.
Lyn

VRadin wrote:
In article ,
says...

I was in Louisville today and went by Woodcraft. I bought a Crown Extra
Heavy Half-round Scraper. It is a full 1/2" thick and has a very nice heft
to it. Has anyone used this tool? What do you think? Did I do good or
what?

Barry


I've got one and use it regularly. I really like the weight and size-
very comfortable feel and easy to control. For the edge- I polished out
the bevel at the same factory angle and just use a veritas bench-mount
burnisher to put a burr on it.

I use my Extra Heavy Scraper all the time but on the inside of a bowl I
got a catch and it flipped out of my hand and came up and hit me on the
chin and I saw stars. Now I am not so aggressive when I use it. Tommie


http://www.angelfire.com/va3/tommiesplace.com

On Thu, 20 May 2004 21:54:11 -0500, "Barry N. Turner" wrote:

I was in Louisville today and went by Woodcraft. I bought a Crown Extra
Heavy Half-round Scraper. It is a full 1/2" thick and has a very nice heft
to it. Has anyone used this tool? What do you think? Did I do good or
what?

I have the whole set. In fact, its the ONLY type of scraper I use. Suggestion: Put a longer handle on them. You'll be able to hang
out the full length of the tool (if necessary) and have no chatter. All mine have 22" cocobolo handles which does wonders at
absorbing vibration and providing extra leverage.

Peter Teubel
Milford, MA
http://www.revolutionary-turners.com