A card scraper, also called a cabinet scraper, is a woodworking shaping and finishing tool used to manually remove small amounts of material, and it excels in tricky grain areas where a hand plane would cause tear-out. Card scrapers are most suitable for working with hardwoods and can be used instead of sandpaper; scraping can produce a cleaner surface than sanding, clogs the pores of the wood with dust less often, and may leave less torn wood fiber than sanding does.
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The card scraper is documented by its construction, use and comparison with sandpaper and hand planes; no source consulted gives a date or era of introduction. OriginNot established by the sources consulted.
No source consulted gives a place or point of origin for the card scraper; it is described only by its function as a woodworking finishing tool. Connections
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Card Scraper is used in Woodworking.
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Card scraper (Wikipedia)
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A card scraper or cabinet scraper is a woodworking shaping and finishing tool. It is used to manually remove small amounts of material and excels in tricky grain areas where hand planes would cause tear out.
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