No.80 Cabinet Scraper 70mm

I have given this scraper 4 stars because I have found the scraper has a few problems. Firstly the sole needs to be flattened which took around one and a half hours on a 400 grit diamond plate. Then as other reviews stated the blade is very brittle, it was hard to file and needed to sharpen it on a diamond plate and couldn't raise a burr. After a few goes without success I went to the other end of the blade and found it easy to file a 45 degree edge and form a good burr which now is giving me great results. At the price it is a good tool and works well after a bit of effort.

Reviewed by Bill kilpatrick on 27th of September 2025

Very comfortable to use, but no documentation in the package on sharpening & raising a burr.

The blade is apparently a hardened steel plane blade. Trying to raise a burr left deep scratches in my burnishing tool and deep chips in the scraper blade which has taken several days to grind down on a diamond plate.

Now that I've got a sharp 25-30° bevel, I notice that the blade keeps chipping in the final sharpening process. This will leave scars in the scraper surface finish.

Beware this doesn't work as a normal scraper blade!!

Reviewed by John C on 9th of December 2019