Stanley No. 112 Scraper - how to turn bur?

[Doug Hobkirk]

I have a Stanley 112 in nice condition. The iron has about a 60° bevel at one end and is square at the other end. Working at the square end, I tried to turn a bur using a good burnisher.

I clamped the iron in my typical wood workbench end clamp, using another plane blade at the other end to keep things parallel.
I filed it square (like I would a card scraper).
I kept the angle around 5-10 degrees and stroked the burnisher full length.
Note: It sure is easy to hit my knuckles, especially if I am putting a lot of down force.
I feel a slight bur after a few strokes, but it feels just about the same after 20-30 strokes.
I tested the scraping holding the iron by hand (so so) and in the plane body also (worse).


It doesn't seem like I'm being very effective.



Any general advice?
Am I correct in thinking that I should be able to turn a bur on both sides of the square end?
What is the 60° end used for?


Thanks.

[Phil Mueller]

Doug, the two pictures below illustrate the typical set up for a scraper plane iron. Use the 60 degree side and form a burr as shown in the pictures (The Lee Valley illustration is a scraper plane vs bench plane).

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