Card scraper

A scraper is a tool that is used to smooth the surface of wood or soft metal. It works similar to a planer, by cutting off protruding wood fibers. It is used for smoothing and surface treatment as well as to the outer shape.

The scraper is made of a thin piece of spring steel. With a special burnisher burr is drawn to an edge that is sharp enough so especially wood peel very fine and smooth. If the burrs become dull, a new one can be painted with a burnisher.

Scraping effect

As a " scraper " effect the operation of a scraper is called. For example, is also based steel wool ( as opposed for example to sandpaper ) on the " scraper " effect. Each fiber of the steel wool is also sharp and considered in the application, such as a mini - scraper about to be smoothed, cleaned or polished surface.

The scraper is not a scraping tool, since the intersecting ridge normally has an angle of less than 90 ° to the tool.