scraper
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Hand Tool Help
Readers share their challenges with hand tools.
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Project: Making an Executive Spin-Top
Sam Angelo from the American Association of Woodturners shows his technique for making a simple but clever executive spin-top and base.
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VIDEO: Turning a Closed Form Bowl
Learn the basics of how to make a closed form bowl on the lathe. A closed form bowl has an interior that is bigger than the mouth opening.
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How to Turn Earrings on a Lathe
Whether you’ve got a big lathe or a small one, you have what it takes to turn tiny earrings.
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Rockler T-track Corner Stop
Low-profile, aluminum corner stop secures workpieces on a T-track table for CNC routing, pocket hole assembly, sanding or scraping without getting in the way.
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Best Way to Strip Off Old Burlap?
I’ve tried many solvents to remove burlap from an old trunk. Scraping works better than anything else, but is there a more efficient way to remove it?
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How to Chamfer Large-diameter Dowels?
I have been chamfering smaller-diameter dowels for years, but I would like a way to do the same thing on larger dowels, up to about 2 inches in diameter.
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Woodpeckers Mighty Mini-scraper
Four-edged carbide insert provides tough and precise scraping action.
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Scraper Planes and Scratch Beaders
In this episode of the Hand Plane Video Series, Ernie Conover introduces you to scraper planes and scratch beaders. You’ll learn how to sharpen a scraper edge and how to use a scraper to smooth challenging grain. Ernie also demonstrates how well a scratch beader works to create short pieces of custom molding.
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How do I Flatten Wavy-surfaced Pine?
After sanding some pine bookcase panels, the surfaces are now wavy instead of flat. How do I fix it?