<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Joe, I like that idea. What kind of holder do you use? Photo if you have it.<div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Al -</div><div>High Point, NC</div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On Apr 6, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>Ron N. said: "Absolutely, on the (or a) scraper. Everyone who thinks they<br>have a piano <br>shop is mistaken if they don't own, and know how to sharpen and use a <br>good scraper. Properly done, you can peel transparent curls from wood <br>like a plane, only smaller. A first rate, much misused and maligned tool."<br><br>Ron,<br>I would agree. Also, unbeknownst to most there are several sizes available.<br>I like the1" one. However, there is an even better tool of the same<br>ilk....it is called a scraper also. I make them out of Power Hack Saw<br>blades. They are quickly sharpened on the grinder. I like chunks about 6"<br>long, so you get several from one hacksaw blade. The blades are about 1/16"<br>thick and are easily broken into the 6" lengths by putting in a vise and<br>giving a yank!<G> I have several that I got when I was in the Navy in the<br>late 50's. They are Air Tempered and work very well at stripping the<br>varnish off of soundboards, etc. Also, work well at scraping the guck off<br>of music desks. BTW, it is best to "rough up" the painted surface before<br>PVC-E gluing the Leather/Escane to the music desk. (just a tip<G>)<br>That's my take on it.<G><br>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>Captain of the Tool Police<br>Squares R I<br><br><br></div></div><br></div></body></html>