Ken Pendergrass wrote:
> Paul,
> You are doing essentially what I do except I use Shapton water stones. 

Indeed. I suspect people whose "normal" sharpening
is oil or water stones would not even be aware
of this very specific scarping related difficulty
with scary sharp.

Why would they? I will continue to use scary sharp
for almost everything, since it has some properties
I find helpful - but not for scrapers.

 > I like to have my scrapers beveled to a 45 degree angle not square. I
> quasi flatten the back and use a block of wood with a 45 degree angle 
> side to hold the scraper when honing. You have to hone at an angle going 
> straight along the length of the stone digs a ditch in it. I go to 
> perhaps 5000 grit removing the burr from the 1000 and 2000 stones. You 
> didn't mention burnishing.  I gently burnish. Thus treated scrapers are 
> very sharp, I have cut myself, and cut a nice polished surface. I should 
> mention I bevel using the Lee Valley Saw/Scraper Jointer.

Alway willing to listen to scraper prep advice from luthiers :-)

    BugBear
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