Comments for Heartwood https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog inside the woodshop Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:35:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Comment on In close reach by Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/07/01/in-close-reach/#comment-555990 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:35:09 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8778#comment-555990 Thanks, Joe. Yea, it is really good to have in the shop if for no other reason than to see wood movement happening in a measurable way right in front of you.

]]> Comment on In close reach by Joe Leonetti https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/07/01/in-close-reach/#comment-555953 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:48:36 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8778#comment-555953 Nice set up. I also like my tools handy. Might have to make a wood shrinkage/expansion monitor as looks handy.

]]> Comment on Now let’s prepare a hand scraper, Part 2 by Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/06/27/now-lets-prepare-a-hand-scraper-part-2/#comment-555823 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:04:11 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8765#comment-555823 Thanks, Alfred. Sounds like we are on the same page for scraper work.

By the way, in putting these posts together, I finally found online a .025″ thickness scraper for about $3.50 in the size I always wanted in that thickness (or .024″, essentially the same): 6″ long and 2 1/2″ wide (Union Mfg.) from Taylor Toolworks. I bought two.

Rob

]]> Comment on Now let’s prepare a hand scraper, Part 2 by Alfred https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/06/27/now-lets-prepare-a-hand-scraper-part-2/#comment-555738 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:59:55 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8765#comment-555738 Rob,
I think you covered the key steps in a way that probably reflects what most regular scraper users do. Keeping the scraper at 90 deg while honing the edge is is important since the burr angle is so small.
My early mistake was to angle the burr too much so that I had to angle the scraper forward so much that it was uncomfortable to hold and less effective.
Over time I have found many uses for scraping. I use i them for stripping difficult to remove varnish, cleaning and widening sliding dovetail, etc.
Scrapers are cheap and effective tools.

]]> Comment on The scrapers I use by Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/06/01/the-scrapers-i-use/#comment-552932 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:44 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8728#comment-552932 Now I see a problem with the Accu-Burr design. The metal piece is 3″ long and you insert 7/8″ of each side into the handles. That leaves only 1 1/4″ of exposed rod.
That does not allow adequate length to flat use to draw file (i.e.”flatten”) the scraper edge.

]]> Comment on The scrapers I use by Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/06/01/the-scrapers-i-use/#comment-552930 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:49:08 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8728#comment-552930 Thanks, Joe.
The burnisher that I described in the 5/17/26 post is what I like. Very effective.
The Accu-Burr looks great: 3/16″ rod and 5, 10, and 15 degree burr angles.
The built-in angle burnishers are essentially acheived by my gadget by tilting at the desired angle and then mildly sliding across the rod as you push/pull. I’ll detail that in a future post.

]]> Comment on The scrapers I use by Joe Leonetti https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/06/01/the-scrapers-i-use/#comment-552892 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:43:51 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8728#comment-552892 Thanks. I have a similar range of scrapers. Getting a good consistent burr was difficult for me until I bought the Accurbur despite years of try and watching other folks how to draw a burr. Curious to see how you “draw file” the more convex and concave scrapers before making a burr.

]]> Comment on Keeping wood in place to work on it by Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/04/29/keeping-wood-in-place-to-work-on-it/#comment-550839 Fri, 15 May 2026 07:24:56 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8671#comment-550839 Thanks again, Jim. Always has been a real pleasure to work along side you.
Rob

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