Editing Card scraper (section)

== Types ==
[[Image:Scrapers.jpg|thumb|Various scrapers, with [[burnisher]]]]
Card scrapers are available in a range of shapes and sizes, the most common being a rectangular shape approximately {{convert|60|x|180|mm|in|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} and with a thickness of {{convert|0.6|to|1.0|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=handverktoy>{{cite book |date = 1984 |title = Håndverktøy og håndmaskiner for trefagene |url = http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013061706072 |location = Oslo, Norway |publisher = Universitetsforlaget |page = 73f |isbn = 8200350991}}</ref> Another common configuration is the ''gooseneck'' scraper, which has a shape resembling a [[french curve]] and is useful for scraping curved surfaces. For scraping convex shapes such as [[violin]] [[fingerboard]]s, small flexible rectangular scrapers are useful.

Similarly, a card scraper can be used to manufacture complex [[moulding (decorative)|moulding]]s by cutting the negative of the desired moulding into the steel, e.g. through filing or die cutting.
A [[scratch stock]] is a profiled card scraper that is held in an adjustable stop.

Scrapers are normally made from high carbon steel. There are many manufacturers who provide scrapers in a wide variety of styles. Many woodworkers prefer to make their own card scrapers by cutting them from old [[hand saw]] blades.

Card scrapers are sometimes used in working with ceramics, where they may substitute for the more traditional wooden rib.  The scraper is also useful for trimming damp or dry clay. Such a scraper, the nearest one to the camera, is shown in the image at right.