Just in case somebody hasn't seen one of these, here's some pictures. I made this out of an old 3/16 allen wrench, just heated with a propane torch and pound the short end flat and grinded an edge on it. These are pretty handy for pin knots and big ol knots as well. I turned a handle out of osage, I was bored today :rolleyes: but any hunk of wood will make a handle. I can't take credit for this idea other than the allan wrench. Cody Cantrell gave me one similar a few years back and it has been a great tool.
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Concrete nails work really well for making these scrapers. I had a tutorial on making them here several years ago but it has disappeared.
I put some fancy gizmos and scrapers on the St Jude auction, they went well.
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I thought I'd seen someone else make these, thanks Eric, I wish the tutorial was still around, that would be helpful.
Great ideas. Now I got another tool to make.
I use this type of concrete nails for scrapers.
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Heat it up to red hot and pound the big end flat.
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Shape the flat end to a screwdriver shape with a file.
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Finish shaping and sharpening on a course stone.
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i got handfuls of those concrete cut nails . i'll have to make me one of those. very cool and inovative idea :thumbsup:
You don't want to take your scraper to a knife edge just yet because the steel is soft, brittle and will break off.
Heat the scraper up again and bend the crook in it.
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After you get the crook in it, heat it one more time and quench it in oil or water to harden it.
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Do you final polishing and sharpening after you harden the scraper, add a handle an you will have a very useful tool.
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There ya have it, thanks Eric. I like to scrape a knot from back of the bow up the knot, but sometimes you may need to go the other way, just gotta follow the ring and leave the knot proud. I recently ran into a few knots where the ring was concave around the knot, so after chasing it you had a valley around the knot, those are a challenge. All good fun tho.
Dang it Dano, not only a master bow maker but a blacksmith too...
Great idea. I think I'll make one up today.