I've been working a lot with small boxes lately, and resawing/bookmatching figured wood for the top panels. I've had issues with tearout on a number of these, despite experiments with closely set cap irons, high grind angles, and close set mouths (individually and in combination). A card scraper has been very effective, but my arthritic thumbs just can't take the punishment. I've tried my #80 and #81, but the tops are on the smaller side (5 x 7 is common) and the soles are big enough that I lose localized control. I've owned a #12, a #112 too but never had great success with those. I can't rationalize a drum sander.
I ran across a video featuring the LN #212 and wonder if a scraper on this small scale might work. In the past I've thought of these as bench candy without many practical uses. Maybe this is the one practical use?
Any Creekers out there have any experience with these?