Buying a Card Scraper
Paul recommends a Veritas scraper as the steel takes a good edge, hardness is just right and not too brittle and they flex well. They come in a set of 4 rectangular scrapers (listed as Veritas Super-Hard Milled Scrapers) which contains scrapers of different thicknesses and sizes so will suit a wider range of options for different task possibilities. This also means that when one card scraper gets too hot, you can pick up another and continue instead of waiting for it to cool down. Scrapers are available with a scraper holder, but Paul feels this is an unnecessary step that interrupts the process and makes it take longer. The set should cost no more than £20 new.
🇬🇧/🇺🇸 We purchased these Veritas Super-Hard Milled Scrapers (x4) from Axminster for £18.98 with £3.95 delivery* in January 2018 which are also available to order from the US.
*Price checked October 2022
Relevant Guides
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Sharpening a Card Scraper
Sharpening Draw file along the 2 long edges by pushing the file away from you, small steel spirals should appear from the edges as a result of the filing. Place each long edge against the diamond sharpening plate keeping it vertically aligned and push and pull it 10 times making your way through all the…
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Using a Card Scraper
When using a card scraper, wrap three fingers around each side and push your thumbs into the opposite side of the scraper to bend the plate. To begin working the wood, lean the scraper forward and press and push through the base of the scraper plate. The more you bend the card and the more…
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Buying a Card Scraper
Paul recommends a Veritas scraper as the steel takes a good edge, hardness is just right and not too brittle and they flex well. They come in a set of 4 rectangular scrapers (listed as Veritas Super-Hard Milled Scrapers) which contains scrapers of different thicknesses and sizes so will suit a wider range of options…
Further Reading
To read more on the scraper, we recommend the following from Paul’s blog:
Using the Card Scraper- A Good Heel Beats Two Thumbs
Scrapers are useless without a hone, which one is recommended?
Hi James,
Paul says:
Any burnisher will work, none work better than others unless you make your own as I have which is the very, very best 🙂
Kind Regards,
Izzy
*burnisher, doh!
Hi. Can you recommend a good set of curved scrapers also? Thanks.
Hi Matthew,
We have a guide on how to make your own here.
I hope this helps!
Kind Regards,
Izzy
Which thickness of scraper does Paul use most? The set of 4 is 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm and 1 mm