I bought this, hoping it would be what I wanted. It is better than that. I'm making a box from resawn pine. I chose a 2x10 with pronounced cupping from my local Lowe's. I hoped the cupping would worsen after I resawed it. That didn't happen, so I shaped the sides with my plane. I chose a piece for the top, expecting to use the convexity to continue the theme. The concavity looks better to my eye. I found that linear sanding to smooth and deepen the concavity created scallops related to earlywood/latewood density differences. The gooseneck card scrapers did not correct the scalloping, probably because I was unable to register the contact point of the scraper with the latewood peaks.
This Crucible card scraper with its long and gradual sweep has done what I hoped. As advertised, it is beautifully machined with perfectly smooth edges and it even comes with a slight hook. I used it right out of the envelope. I think it will replace all of my card scrapers.
This Crucible card scraper with its long and gradual sweep has done what I hoped. As advertised, it is beautifully machined with perfectly smooth edges and it even comes with a slight hook. I used it right out of the envelope. I think it will replace all of my card scrapers.
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