{"id":8707,"date":"2026-05-29T00:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=8707"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:29:34","slug":"helpful-holder-for-scraper-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/29\/helpful-holder-for-scraper-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful holder for scraper care"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wrote about this tool a few years ago, having used it for many more years. It is used for scraper sharpening<\/strong> but it is derived from a saw sharpening device detailed in the book: Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking<\/i>, Book 1, 1979, page 16. My design is significantly different and used entirely differently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This holder makes scraper care easier<\/strong> and more comfortable. I will show and detail the uses for sharpening and flattening scrapers in future posts. Now let us look at the construction of the holder.<\/p>\n

Start<\/strong> with two 8\u201d x 8\u201d pieces of 3\/4\u201d plywood, each with a top bevel of 45\u00b0. (There is a vertical slot and horizontal rim in each piece of the Frid that are not used in this one.) The two pieces are joined by a pair of metal hinges at the bottom edges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the top of each angled edge is a pair of hardwood jaw ends, each about 3\/16\u201d thick, to improve their grip. Note the tiny gap that is largest at the center of the jaws, and also the tiny gap at the lower edge of the jaws. These improve the grab<\/strong> contact of a scraper by the jaws.<\/p>\n

To tighten them<\/strong> closed, the jaws have two 5\/16\u201d button head screws (using free holes), washers, and star nobs that are placed 6\u201d from the bottom and 2\u201d in from each side. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Attached to the inner jaw is a 14\u201d long<\/strong> piece from a good 2 x 4, trimmed to 3 1\/4\u201d wide, with the top planed smooth and flat. The attachment is 4\u201d from the bottom of the jaws and centered. Use three strong hex head screws and washers.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s see how it is securely held in the tail vise<\/strong> of the workbench. Attached with wood screws at the inner end of the 14\u201d rod is a piece of sturdy 1\/2\u201d plywood. It is a trace less than 3 1\/4\u201d wide. For length, you want about 1\u201d available to reach below the full thickness at this area of the bench\u2019s tail vice. 4 1\/2\u201d long works well for my workbench.<\/p>\n

Now, use a direct way (hold it, then clamp it?) to mark where to screw on a horizontal \u201chook piece\u201d of hardwood about 7\/8\u201d tall x 3\/4\u201d wide x 3\u201d long. (See the right side of the top<\/em> photo.<\/strong>) This hooks under<\/i> the work bench construction.<\/p>\n

Finally, screw on a piece of hardwood to extend outward of each side (see the next two photos below<\/strong>), about 5 1\/2\u201d long\u00a0 <\/span>x 7\/8\u201d wide x 3\/4\u201d thick, to the top of the 14\u201d rod about 1\/2\u201d behind the front of the workbench.<\/p>\n

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Here it is entirely gripped<\/strong> by the workbench and the bench\u2019s tail vise:<\/p>\n

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One more thing. Note the three 5\/8\u201d diameter x 3\/4\u201d deep holes on the platform area. These allow wooden pegs to prevent sliding for burnishing<\/strong> scrapers flat. The center hole is to work with cabinet scraper blades.<\/p>\n

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This construction makes the vise helpful and strong<\/strong> for burnishing a scraper. It is well held by the workbench. It also has a convenient area for flattening, avoiding medal debris on the workbench. The structure is not difficult to make.<\/p>\n

More to come<\/strong> on the topics of scrapers and scraping them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wrote about this tool a few years ago, having used it for many more years. It is used for scraper sharpening but it is derived from a saw sharpening device detailed in the book: Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, Book 1, 1979, page 16. My design is significantly different and used entirely differently.\u00a0 This holder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools-and-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8707"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8722,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8707\/revisions\/8722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}