How to Make a Profiled Scraper

As a custom furniture maker, I often encounter situations which necessitate the creation of specialized tools, like this profiled scraper. This tool is useful when you need to make a small amount of really unique, and can't find a router bit or shaper cutter to do the job. Feel free to contact me with questions here.

Create a full-size pattern, and cut it out.

Double-stick tape the pattern to a scraper.

Use a Dremel to hog out the waste.

Refine the profile with files.

Check your work, and keep filing if necessary.

Bevel the edge facing toward you.

Mount the scraper between to thick pieces of wood, which have been notched to very slightly over the size of the stock you'll be profiling.

Push the scraper gently along the length of the stock, until your tool is flush with the work surface.