It seems that when I tune up a card scraper it works great, taking wood from an 80 grit to 150 without the dust or noise of a ROS. However it seems that the burr doesn't last long and I end up with dust rather than shavings fairly quickly. Does the heat generated cause the burr to fail? Do you scrape with one edge until your thumbs burn or do you change edges every stroke? It seems like touching up with the burnisher doesn't do a whole lot unless I file it down first.
I've got a cabinet scraper that I haven't had much success with, including some tearout on walnut.
Next question, does anyone put on a finish after scraping without sanding? I never have as some areas seem burnishes, such as around knots, and some times I get streak marks.
I've got a cabinet scraper that I haven't had much success with, including some tearout on walnut.
Next question, does anyone put on a finish after scraping without sanding? I never have as some areas seem burnishes, such as around knots, and some times I get streak marks.