Nice scraping work

[Rooster]

Richard, my suggestion for everyone to watch the video was to show that rough scraping is a vigorous removal of metal. As too the smoke, oil or not there would be alot of heat generated from such aggressive scraping. I have seen videos by some of your students doing nothing more than tickling the iron.

 

[Silverbullet]

Thanks for elaborating on the consequences of catching on the corner; it also can chip or break the cutters. My Biax is the variable speed type that an elderly frien bought when he did not have the strength to hand scrape anymore; he also bought the flaker; after he passed, his sons generously gave them to me, knowing my relationship with him; he could be pretty ornery, especially with his sons, and I tolerated him and liked him for his obstinacy; he was a real character! RIP, Lyman Hawks.

Not hard to get to really liking guys like that. They turn out to be best friends . Had a few myself.