cheap scraper idea

[paulsemp]

 due to all of our lovely below zero days we've had our local lakes froze and was a good chance to get my little girls out and teach them how to ice skate. I've been skating in my 1970s CCM tack for years and finally decided this was the year I was going to go buy a new pair of skates.  I was about ready to throw my old ones in the garbage and figured why not cut the blade off and see if it was worth anything. I'm not sure what type of Steel it is a lot of guys claim it's 440 C. Filed it flat and rolled the burr on it.  makes a decent scraper. certainly not ready to throw out my high-end cabinet scrapers.  considering you could probably pick these up at a resale shop for a couple of bucks might not be a bad option for some guy's.

[DC]

Did you try it before you ground it flat? I'm wondering how the hollow grind might work.

[paulsemp]

 I did. I could not get a burr to roll of the hollow ground and it was not scraping very well without the burr

[DC]

Thanks, it was just a thought.

[Philipp A]

I think that is a great idea, I am just wondering how easy it is to control the angle if you don't have a handle on it? I think a scraper with a handle gives you a lot of control. Other than cabinet scrapers I am using paint scrapers where the blade has been sharpened. What is your preferred scraper?

[osage outlaw]

I wish you would have left it on the shoe.  That would have been hilarious to see you chasing a ring with it 

[paulsemp]

I just like it plain old card scraper with no handle on it


 Clint that would be a heck of an idea for Marshall. Forget the hatchet bow build instead we'll do it with ice skates.... maybe you could hold The Stave while I kick it

[osage outlaw]

Sounds good Paul.  Maybe you could find an old pair of skis and we could try to hack out a couple of bendy handle bows.

[chamookman]

Good thinkin' there Bud  ! Bob

[stuckinthemud]

Would now be a good time to point out that broken glass makes the best scraper of all, but remember to tape up the edges you don't want to scrape with.

[George Tsoukalas]

Skating...that brings back memories. Good idea for using the blade as a scraper.
Jawge

[Hawkdancer]

Neat idea!  Repurpose and extend the useful life span!  I remember skating in the far distant Past, too!  Mostly bustin' my butt on the ice! !
Hawkdancer

[Pappy]

Waste not want not, good idea, take something not useful and make it useful again.
 Pappy

[JW_Halverson]

I just like it plain old card scraper with no handle on it


 Clint that would be a heck of an idea for Marshall. Forget the hatchet bow build instead we'll do it with ice skates.... maybe you could hold The Stave while I kick it

You totally gotta use an old hockey puck for material for tip overlays on that bow!!!