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In general, a scraper is a much better tool all around than sandpaper. For some tasks however, sand paper is still quite useful. Here are two tricks to shaping on a budget. sandpaper rolls are very useful. By using a length and grabbing each end, applying pressure and pulling the sand paper back and forth like [...] Here is a lovely miniature waterlily. I have always had a fondness for the smaller waterlilies. I rather like this one. Not quite two inches across, with a variegated leaf. I think the snake likes it too! Bob These lovely flowers bloom sometimes right after it rains. Nice flowers. Bob Our goal is to make a scraper do this, make nice long fluffy shavings. Nice fluffy shavings means a well polished wood surface. There are a lot of ways to tune a scraper. The following is my preferred method, and it works quite well. The goal is to shape a hook edge on the end of the scraper. You [...] If you are starting out woodworking, or using hand tools, here is the simplest of tools, and one of the best. This cut off section of a ruler is a great scraper. This scraper does magic on wood surfaces. This is what a scraper does, Scrapers can remove the finest shavings, and leave a polished surface behind. Scrapers can [...] |
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