rodger. Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Looking to use scrapers for surface prep (tear out removal) on flat hardwoods. Not sure which thickness is suitable - suggestions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I use the thicker scrapers...I think they're like .030" or something like that...about 99% of the time. The thin ones are nice for very fine work but I don't use them that often. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I use the Veritas Super hard scraper for the heavier cuts, like flushing up joints. I use the thin Bahco scrapers for fine cuts, and clean up passes on things like thin inlays or stuff like perfling on a guitar top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Out of my 3, there is one that I will always reach for first, it feels the best in hand and super easy to sharpen. Just put a mic to it and it measured at 28 thousanths. I'm sure it's the steel, not the thickness but you asked about thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I now mainly use Pax scrapers and I think they are around 36 thou. They are similar thickness to the Crown set which I also have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Card scraper thickness/flexibility is a personal preference and somewhat application specific. Lee Valley sells a set for $20. It's got four scrapers of different thicknesses/stiffness. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32670&cat=1,310,41069&ap=1I've got the set and tend to use the middle two, but that's just me.Since you'll be on LV's site anyway, these are also very useful:http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32672&cat=1,310,41069&ap=1http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=67392&cat=1,310,41069&ap=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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