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The Ultimate Guide To Card Scrapers: Types, Techniques, & How To Sharpen

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The Ultimate Guide To Scrapers covers the six key areas that will help you easily sharpen your scrapers and get great results while using them. You will learn how to sharpen scrapers, how a scraper really works, the different types of scrapers, how to chose the right scraper for each task, preferred tools for sharpening scrapers, scraper techniques for the best cutting performance, and a bonus section that will save you tons of time and help you work faster with your woodworking  card scraper. 

Check out the written Ultimate Guide to Card Scrapers for more detailed info here: https://theartoflutherie.com/card-scrapers/ 

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0:00 Intro 1:36 Luthier's EDGE Online Guitar Making School 2:04 How Scrapers Work 3:38 Choosing Scrapers For Specific Applications 6:03 Types Of Scrapers (My Personal Favorites) 8:37 Tools For Sharpening Scrapers 10:47 How To Sharpen Scrapers  25:57 How To Use A Wood Scraper (Scraper Techniques) 34:29 Ultra Fast Re-Sharpening (Bonus Tip) 36:45 Info About The Free Written Ultimate Guide To Scrapers 

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My Favorite Scrapers Stewmac Ultimate Scraper Mini: https://geni.us/dMqjLqj Stewmac Ultimate Scraper Original: https://geni.us/U7jZO Stewmac Ultimate Scraper Rectangle/Concave: https://geni.us/XKS7 Lie-Nielson scraper set: https://geni.us/XbH1   Note: The Curved scraper set I showed is no longer made, but I found this one that seems to be just about the same and I have had some of my Luthier's EDGE Students tell me that they love them: It's the 7 Piece Mini Scraper Set about halfway down this page: https://geni.us/BZR27C2

Scraper Sharpening Tools Sharpening Oil: https://geni.us/9fmgo 10" Fine Mill File: https://geni.us/kZWH About the closest Arkansas Stone I could find similar to mine: https://geni.us/BIM7XO These stones would work great too:   A Nice Traditional Scraper Set:  Stewmac Scraper Burnisher I Use: https://geni.us/W1r3ZH3

Other Tools I Use & Love Shown In The Video My split top Roubo style workbench: https://youtu.be/9wdcj_gciM4 Green Pattern Makers Vise: https://geni.us/1RhAY Tape dispenser: https://geni.us/MoNp Workbench Bench Lights: https://geni.us/mFVW

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