Burnishing Your Cabinet Scraper

samson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 81

What do you use around the house/shop that works
really well to create the burr?

Thanks,

S.

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Fred the Red Shirt · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 82

On Feb 22, 3:57 pm, samson wrote:
> What do you use around the house/shop that works
> really well to create the burr?
>

The smooth part of a round or rattail file just above the teeth works.
If you have an old dull one, you can use a belt-sander to take
the teeth off entirely.

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FF

samson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 81

In article email_removed, fredfighter@spamcop.net
says...
> On Feb 22, 3:57 pm, samson wrote:
> > What do you use around the house/shop that works
> > really well to create the burr?
> >
>
> The smooth part of a round or rattail file just above the teeth works.
> If you have an old dull one, you can use a belt-sander to take
> the teeth off entirely.
>
> --
>
> FF

That's a great idea. I'll try that.

Thanks,

S.

Peter Huebner · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 27

In article ,
samson@samson.net says...
> What do you use around the house/shop that works
> really well to create the burr?
>
> Thanks,
>
> S.
>

I've a philips screwdriver with a highly polished round chrome vanadium
shaft that works well, close to the handle. It's not much of a
screwdriver, but a great burnisher.

-P.

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"Bonehenge · Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 244

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0600, samson wrote:

>What do you use around the house/shop that works
>really well to create the burr?

The burnisher I bought from Lee Valley.

Seriously though... If you have a good quality hard chromed socket
extension or old engine valve, you can save the money. I don't have
either handy near my wood bench, so I bought a burnisher.

Of course, once I bought the burnisher, I ended up knowing at least
five people who could have given me a used valve.

George · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 409

"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" wrote in message @4ax.com...
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0600, samson wrote:
>
>>What do you use around the house/shop that works
>>really well to create the burr?
>
> The burnisher I bought from Lee Valley.
>

The dial-a-burr burnisher is great, because you can put different angles on
different scrapers for specific purposes. I have four scrapers with four
angles for rough to finest scrape. Love it.

Use a marker to label the scrapers.

Garage_Woodworks · Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 74

"George" wrote in message $G23.22178@newsreading01.news.tds.net...
>
> "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" wrote in message
> @4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0600, samson wrote:
>>
>>>What do you use around the house/shop that works
>>>really well to create the burr?
>>
>> The burnisher I bought from Lee Valley.
>>
>
> The dial-a-burr burnisher is great,

Got a link for that?

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Nova · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 163

Garage_Woodworks wrote:
> "George" wrote in message
> $G23.22178@newsreading01.news.tds.net...
>
>>"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" wrote in message
>>@4ax.com...
>>
>>>On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0600, samson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>What do you use around the house/shop that works
>>>>really well to create the burr?
>>>
>>>The burnisher I bought from Lee Valley.
>>>
>>The dial-a-burr burnisher is great,
>
>
> Got a link for that?
>

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32633&cat=1,310,41070

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
novasys@verizon.net

Garage_Woodworks · Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 74

>>>The dial-a-burr burnisher is great,
>>
>>
>> Got a link for that?
>>
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32633&cat=1,310,41070

Thanks!

Father Haskell · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 71

On Feb 22, 3:57 pm, samson wrote:
> What do you use around the house/shop that works
> really well to create the burr?
>
> Thanks,
>
> S.

Crank spindle from an old 10 speed. Super-hard
steel, and the tapered flats are set at just the
right angle for drawing the burr if you hold the
spindle level.

Puckdropper · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 177

"Garage_Woodworks" wrote in$0$17350$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:

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> "George" wrote in message
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>> "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" wrote in
>> message @4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0600, samson
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What do you use around the house/shop that works
>>>>really well to create the burr?
>>>
>>> The burnisher I bought from Lee Valley.
>>>
>>
>> The dial-a-burr burnisher is great,
>
> Got a link for that?
>

Nice job of snipping. I was going to reply with a sarcastic link to
Sharpie's website, but gone is the reference to the marker. Smile

Puckdropper
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bridgerfafc · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 43

On Feb 22, 1:57 pm, samson wrote:
> What do you use around the house/shop that works
> really well to create the burr?
>
> Thanks,
>
> S.

high speed steel drill rod. cheap and easy to come by. when you go to
buy it at the machinist' supply, ask for it in hard state. jobber
length is fine, 3/8" to 1/2" diameter seems to be about right.

Tim Douglass · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0600, samson wrote:

>What do you use around the house/shop that works
>really well to create the burr?

I use an old, smooth, butchers steel. I'm not sure I qualify it as
working "really well" but it does OK.

--
"We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh, and bring something to kill"

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

TJ · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

"samson" wrote...
> What do you use around the house/shop that works
> really well to create the burr?

Back of an old Millers Falls 3/4" chisel with the pointy edge ground off. The transparent red handle gives a good grip, is easy to find on the sharpening bench, and is pleasing to the eye. The steel is very satiny smooth and carries oil really well. Works best of any ho-made burnisher materials I've tried.

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Timothy Juvenal
www.tjwoodworking.com

Dave W · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

Push rod from an overhead valve engine.....rebuilders have buckets of them
for free. IM humble experience, high speed steel just isn't hard enough
for my best scrapers.
DAve

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