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Serge Poirier

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:02 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:32 am
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Location: Canada

Hesh, How about the little blades that Mario uses on his website ?

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crazymanmichael

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:07 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:16 am
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Location: United States
First name: michael
Last Name: mcclain
City: pendleton
State: sc
Zip/Postal Code: 29670
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i often use a chisel as a scraper.

i also have a range of small scrapers simply made by cutting up bigger scrapers, old back saw blades, etc. the hack saw is a wondrous invention!

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crazymanmichael

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:23 am

Brazilian Rosewood

do your sharpening after since there will be burrs to clean up and perhaps some not so straight saw cuts to straighten up on the belt sander or file.

besides it will need to be resharpened from time to time.

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:43 am

Old Growth Brazilian

Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:56 am
Posts: 10707
Location: United States

I use the box cutter or wall board trim knife razor blades and burnish a curl on it. They are much stiffer than single edge razor blades. I also round the edges to avoid dig-in.

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rlabbe

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:43 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:46 pm
Posts: 372
Location: Golden, Colorado
First name: Roger
Last Name: Labbe

Razor blade (round the corners before using)
chisel
microscope slide
broken piece of glass
small corner hacksawed off from a commercial scraper

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Mattia Valente

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:08 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:25 pm
Posts: 2749
Location: Netherlands

Lee Valley has these miniature scrapers, might be handy:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32672&cat=1,31 0,41069&ap=1

I just used a chisel. Bob Gleason's got some nifty pictures on his website as well, re: using a heated chisel to get the finish off:

http://www.pegasusguitars.com/lacquer_removal_from_bridge_fo ot.htm

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Todd Rose

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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:03 pm

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Posts: 2687
Location: Ithaca, New York, United States

The latest issue of WOODWORK magazine has a couple of articles with cool ideas for making scrapers and knives.

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Kim

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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:05 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:21 am
Posts: 2924
Location: Changes when ever I move..Australia
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Hi Hesh,

I was looking around a while ago now and came across THIS page on the topic. It also has clear instructions with images.

Aaaammm, have you decided on a bridge shape as yet

Cheers

Kimlarkim38751.7138078704

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Kim

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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:18 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:21 am
Posts: 2924
Location: Changes when ever I move..Australia
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Sorry Mattia, did not see that you had posted Bob's site first.

Oh well, great minds...

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