Just got a Bahco card scrapper. Sharpened it per Mike Popovich youtube video.
I polished the faces with my 1000 and 8000 stone.
Then used 300, 1000, and 8000 stones to square off and polish the edges.
Then I drew out the steel (4 or 5 light passes per side).
Then I drew the hook. I tried two or three light passes and and as many as 10 much harder passes on another edge. Didn't seem to make a big difference.
I could barely feel a burr. Much less than what I'm used to when sharpening a chisel or plane iron. Is this correct?
When I went to scrape, I did get shavings. well, dusty shavings (see picture).
BUT, I'm a little disappointed with the surface finish. I was expecting a 320+ grit sand paper, glossy smooth finish given how much everyone talks up scrappers. Don't get me wrong, i managed to get rid of the tearout I was getting with my plane, but I still feel like I need to sand before I apply finish. Is this the expected result, or do I just suck?
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