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Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:59 pm
by deadedith
I have a scraper burnisher from Veritas, and it works great. A lot of the time, though, what I need is a very sharp razor blade with a hook on it. Which can be done by burnishing the blade on a hardened steel surface. However that is not always accurate.
So I pulled the carbon rod out of the Veritas burnisher, turned it around and reinserted it with the carbon rod on the outside. You can burnish the razor blade accurately, draw out a hook to different degrees, and that can be a real help.
DaveB
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:53 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
Hey I have one of those, I'll give it a try.
Kevin
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:42 pm
by Ken Hundley
I just run it against my vice, but that looks pretty cool.
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:19 pm
by deadedith
Vice works fine, and if I did not have this that's what I would be using. This device does allow you to set the hook on the razor at various angles, but that's not such a big deal.
DaveB
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:22 pm
by Ken Hundley
It would actually be really nice....you approach scraping wood a bit differently than scraping a little finish drip, and this could really allow you to fine tune the scraper.
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:35 pm
by segovia
How do you find that burnishing tool, I tried mine and was a bit dissapointed ?
J
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:39 pm
by deadedith
I think mine came from Lee Valley. Woodcraft also has them:
http://www.woodcraft.com/product/200373 ... isher.aspx
Re: Easy hook on razor blades
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:06 pm
by Tarhead
I use the smooth end of a dull 1/4" spiral carbide router bit. The key with whatever you use is using a light touch. It doesn't take much to draw a burr.