Hello all,
I'm pretty new to the "non-powered" aspect of woodworking... just really learning how to properly use and sharpen things like chisels, scrapers, plane irons, etc. I'm having a small problem with a flat scraper... I can't seem to pull a bur on both sides of the same edge. I don't know if it matters and I can't remember the name of the manufacturer 'cuz I threw out the package, but they were bought from Woodcraft and came in a plastic "slide package" with a green card on the back, and remember reading they were made in England.
Anyway, I've found the couple of videos on the net on how to properly file off the old bur and use the burnisher flat along the edge to pull burs on both edges, and how to angle the burnisher to give the proper angle on the bur... but no matter what I've tried, I can only get a bur on one edge. I thought maybe I wasn't using enough pressure but that proved dangerous, it slipped off one edge and I have a nice gash on my left index finger to prove it (of course, I managed to do it against the only bur currently on the scraper).
Any suggestions on what I have done wrong (aside from slicing my finger half off)?
Thanks in advance!