Where even the edger cannot reach, use the hand scraper.

Strip places that the edger cannot reach with a hand scraper.

Many professionals still prefer a hand scraper to sandpaper for this purpose.

Hand scrapers are still popular among makers and refinishers of fine furniture.

But centuries before either of those items existed, hand scrapers sufficed for both.

A hand scraper is a single-edged tool used to scrape metal from a surface.

A hand scraper is nothing more than a small piece of thin steel similar to that used for making handsaw blades.

Three basic tools are necessary: a drum sander, an edger and a hand scraper.

After final sanding, use a hand scraper to scrape any areas missed by the edger.

The young inventor grinned and focused the scanning unit on the first tool-a hand scraper.

Polish workers scrubbed it with hand scrapers.

Hand scrapers require frequent sharpening.

Whitworth popularized a method of producing accurate Surface plates during the 1830s, using engineer's blue and hand scraper techniques on three trial surfaces.

An easy solution to this problem is to use a wallpaper steam stripper and hand scraper: the adhesive just peels away from the wall, without damaging the plaster behind.

BEFORE sandpaper became popular, woodworkers, especially cabinetmakers, relied on a simple tool called a hand scraper for smoothing wood prior to applying finish.

For the smoothest possible surface on hardwood and for removing paint or other finishes without sanding or resorting to paint remover, try a metal hand scraper.

Examples of items that may be sharpened with a sharpening stone include scissors, scythes, knives, razors and tools such as chisels, hand scrapers and plane blades.

Sharpening and Burnishing a Scraper - Step by step instructions for quickly getting a hand scraper ready for use, from the Mottola Lutherie (guitarmaking) Information Website.

Although hard to find (woodworking supply stores carry them, but hardware stores generally do not), hand scrapers are well worth acquiring if you build, repair or refinish furniture or other fine woodwork like molding and trim.

In addition to the power tools, you'll need the following hand tools and miscellaneous equipment: a vacuum, a hammer, a nail set, a hand scraper, a pry bar, a putty knife and wood filler, and a hand sanding block and sandpaper.