I'd tend to agree with the scraper approach here.
The problem with strippers is that (depending on the
dryness/porous-nature of the wood) you'll have stripper-diluted-paint
work its way down into the grain/cracks that you will probably want to
scrape off anyway.

My 2 pence worth.

Darren Addy
Kearney, NE
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Where does one get a Ron's #80 scraper blade?  Can't say I have ever been to
"Scraper Nirvana."

Doc

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Spike Cornelius
<spikethebike@c...>wrote:

>
> On Jul 30, 2010, at 6:09 AM, John Holladay wrote:
>
> Would the steel from this saw
>> be adequate to make a new blade for the #80?
>>
>
>  This goes against the Galoot Thrift ethos, butt while a chunk of saw plate
> will get you scraping, a chunk of Ron's #80 scraper blade will take you into
> scraper nirvana. As the tool was so cheap, you can afford to make it better
> than it ever was this way.
>
>  No affiliation, just a blissful scraper.
>
>
>
>
> Spike Cornelius
> PDX
>          Crazy for Shavings
>
>
>
>

-- 
John Holladay
DocHolladay0820@g...
205-229-8484
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Never mind, I assume you are referring to Ron Hock and I found it.  I was
just a bit slow there.

Thanks,

Doc

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Spike Cornelius
<spikethebike@c...>wrote:

>
> On Jul 30, 2010, at 6:09 AM, John Holladay wrote:
>
> Would the steel from this saw
>> be adequate to make a new blade for the #80?
>>
>
>  This goes against the Galoot Thrift ethos, butt while a chunk of saw plate
> will get you scraping, a chunk of Ron's #80 scraper blade will take you into
> scraper nirvana. As the tool was so cheap, you can afford to make it better
> than it ever was this way.
>
>  No affiliation, just a blissful scraper.
>
>
>
>
> Spike Cornelius
> PDX
>          Crazy for Shavings
>
>
>
>

-- 
John Holladay
DocHolladay0820@g...
205-229-8484
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