I'll add my voice to the chorus-I use a cabinet scraper every day to clean my butcher-block kitchen countertop and it is a great tool. Although I have an "expensive" 12 dollar burnisher that I use to keep it sharp, I've been able to put a decent edge on it using a spare chunk of drill-rod or other hard, polished rod when the burnisher goes missing. Also, a once a year trip to the grinder in the shop to put a new ground edge on it does not hurt.
Using a scraper in the kitchen on cutting boards is a great way to get a feel for the tool before you let it loose on your precious instrument too. I've seen craftsmen in Africa (Shona mbira makers to be specific) using broken glass as a scraper, but have never had to do so myself. Seemed like it worked well enough, although it is difficult to control the flatness of the face, and the chance of cutting yourself is pretty high until you get used to it. If you buy a cabinet scraper at a woodworking store, my guess is that it will come sharp enough to last for a long time if all you do is true your wheel. Just some thoughts, --Norm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy?hl=en?hl=en Although the method of distribution has changed, the rules of courtesy and appropriateness of postings remain the same as on the old list on Majordomo. These rules may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. Just ignore anything about Majordomo. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
