Hey guys what do you personally use to remove factory vanish from a handle?
Spoke Shave seems to be the most efficient however are expensive and need to be set up correctly to take off just what you need; somebody mentioned they aren't as easy to operate as it seems..
Cabinet/wood Scraper's seem to do a good job but what do you look for in a good scraper? There are so many makers and all with different price points to me they all look like a piece of square metal? Also another factor is having to buy a burnisher to go with it.
Sand paper is the most affordable and readily available. Can you achieve the same results with a bit of elbow grease? Other than the obvious downside of going through a lot of paper often the varnish can seep deep into the wood meaning a fair bit of work to be done.
I was looking at getting a Cabinet scrapper as it seems to be easy enough to function and can also work to shape the shoulder when hanging as well as stripping the varnish; What makes a good scraper then? I am clueless when it comes to choosing something like this. I know you can make them and a lot of you guys do but I would rather purchase my first scraper and make the next one. I have seen scrapers that cost $5 and others that cost $25 made form the same country and supposedly the same type of steel - is the quality really in the price tag or are they all much the same thing? Same goes for Burnishers I see some for $20 and some for $75.. At these prices might as well get a spoke shave and learn how to do it properly.
So what do you guys use?
Spoke Shave seems to be the most efficient however are expensive and need to be set up correctly to take off just what you need; somebody mentioned they aren't as easy to operate as it seems..
Cabinet/wood Scraper's seem to do a good job but what do you look for in a good scraper? There are so many makers and all with different price points to me they all look like a piece of square metal? Also another factor is having to buy a burnisher to go with it.
Sand paper is the most affordable and readily available. Can you achieve the same results with a bit of elbow grease? Other than the obvious downside of going through a lot of paper often the varnish can seep deep into the wood meaning a fair bit of work to be done.
I was looking at getting a Cabinet scrapper as it seems to be easy enough to function and can also work to shape the shoulder when hanging as well as stripping the varnish; What makes a good scraper then? I am clueless when it comes to choosing something like this. I know you can make them and a lot of you guys do but I would rather purchase my first scraper and make the next one. I have seen scrapers that cost $5 and others that cost $25 made form the same country and supposedly the same type of steel - is the quality really in the price tag or are they all much the same thing? Same goes for Burnishers I see some for $20 and some for $75.. At these prices might as well get a spoke shave and learn how to do it properly.
So what do you guys use?
and good tip on burnishing.
