Instead of making a nice smooth finish, I often created ugly tear out of the end grain which caused nasty barking sounds on the lathe. The main reason I didn’t enjoy using the round nose scraper was that I wasn’t using it to the best of its ability. I can tell you when I first started, I wasn’t too fond of this tool. Using a round nose scraper, sometimes called a bowl scraper takes a little time to get used to. Keep reading because I’m going to show you how to hack your round nose scraper and make it a goto tool, in the right situations. In this article I’m going to share with you how I had a total change of heart about the round nose scraper, from a brutal wood plowing tool to a delicate instrument of finesse. Scraping is not usually considered an excellent finishing procedure, but when done correctly, using the round nose scraper’s secret powers, the round nose scraper can do a fantastic job of smoothing out trouble areas on the inside of a wood bowl. The catch is, you need to hack how you use the round nose scraper. However, a round nose scraper is a valuable tool for fine-tuning the inside curves of a wood bowl. Afterall, it’s a scraper and scrapers can do more harm than good sometimes. Have you wondered why a round nose scraper is useful for turning wood bowls? I know I did.
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