So, I made an impulse buy a while back from Taylor Tools, while they were having some sort of sale, and picked up this carbide burr raising tool from Blackburn. When I got it I found it was a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it turns out it’s plenty big for what I do 😜…anyway …pencil for scale.
They sold it with brass ‘handles’ but I figured I’d just turn my own…which I finally got around to today. SWMBO was teaching a couple classes so I had about 2 hours to kill. Worked out great!
The tool itself has three different angles turned into it, so you can raise either a 5°, 10° or 15° burr. It’s sized for card scrapers so it raises both burrs at once. I put about three back-and-forth passes on a dull scraper and got excellent results.
Turned the ‘handles’ from some scrap walnut. Another exercise in replication for me. I drew out the basic design and turned the first one, got it sanded and cleaned up…then set about replicating the other side. Not exactly perfect, but certainly good enough for gov’mnt work. Finished with BLO. A little CA holds the rod in place. Since the angles are pretty slight, I lasered in the angles in order across one of the handles so I can keep them straight.
Nice way to spend…ummm ⏱️…1 hour and 36 minutes…
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Nice work on the handles. I've had my eye on the brass handled versions since I cant turn yet. I'd have bought one already but the damned cat spent the shop budget on firearms and ammo.
I have the Veritas black plastic jobber as well. It does ok, but the carbide rod on mine moves a little bit and there’s some side to side wiggle just because of the size of the opening…it works ok, and I’ve used it for a while, but this just seems so much more simple, and cheaper!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
I took delivery of one earlier this week. The fact that Isaac was involved in designing it was all the convincing I needed. Haven't had a chance to really put it to use yet.
I think I'm going to start a forum post on cabinet scrapers and what people do to prepare them and turn a burr and ask people to describe their process. I know a lot of people struggle with getting them to work properly.
Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.
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