Dominic Greco
04-21-2009, 7:12 PM
Hi Gang,
I received my LV Small Scraper Plane today and immediately took it out to the shop to meet the rest of the "family".
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_1.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_2.jpg
A little wax on the sole never hurts!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_3.jpg
Check out how small the scraper iron is!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_4.jpg
I really like the ingenious way that you bow the scraper! It takes very little effort and just a small twist results in more projection. I need to get used to that.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_5.jpg
Even though the directions said that sharpening would not be necessary, I put a new burr on the blade. It fits right into my hand as if it was made for me. And with little effort I was able to pull some light fluffy shavings off of a piece of ambrosia maple.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_6.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_7.jpg
While working on some very swirly grained mahogany, I did notice a tendency for the mouth area to get packed with shavings. I'm not sure if I'm expecting too much or if I'm taking too big of a bite. I'm used to larger scrapers. I wouldn't mind some experienced input here.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_8.jpg
I also tried it out on some bird's eye maple and was able to smooth out some tricky grain.
I'm still very much a beginner when it comes to this small scraper plane. So I'm not sure if I'm getting the most out of it. As it is I don't see myself scraping large areas with this. That's what I have it's big brother for. And the LV Cabinet Scraper works just great for anything in between.
My take on this is that this little scraper is meant to be used for those hard to get areas, or on small projects where you just want to tweak a section of troublesome grain. I have some boxes that I'm putting together where I'll be using this scraper exclusively. I'll let you know how it works out.
I received my LV Small Scraper Plane today and immediately took it out to the shop to meet the rest of the "family".
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_1.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_2.jpg
A little wax on the sole never hurts!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_3.jpg
Check out how small the scraper iron is!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_4.jpg
I really like the ingenious way that you bow the scraper! It takes very little effort and just a small twist results in more projection. I need to get used to that.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_5.jpg
Even though the directions said that sharpening would not be necessary, I put a new burr on the blade. It fits right into my hand as if it was made for me. And with little effort I was able to pull some light fluffy shavings off of a piece of ambrosia maple.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_6.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_7.jpg
While working on some very swirly grained mahogany, I did notice a tendency for the mouth area to get packed with shavings. I'm not sure if I'm expecting too much or if I'm taking too big of a bite. I'm used to larger scrapers. I wouldn't mind some experienced input here.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/LV_Sm_Scrp_Pl_8.jpg
I also tried it out on some bird's eye maple and was able to smooth out some tricky grain.
I'm still very much a beginner when it comes to this small scraper plane. So I'm not sure if I'm getting the most out of it. As it is I don't see myself scraping large areas with this. That's what I have it's big brother for. And the LV Cabinet Scraper works just great for anything in between.
My take on this is that this little scraper is meant to be used for those hard to get areas, or on small projects where you just want to tweak a section of troublesome grain. I have some boxes that I'm putting together where I'll be using this scraper exclusively. I'll let you know how it works out.