Scraper for the lathe

 

I made myself a scraper from an old ½" square file. It's down to about 9.5mm square now, after grinding off all the teeth.

In truth, it's not the ideal steel for this purpose, as the burr is very fragile and doesn't last long. But it has the benefit of being available, and it will do the job, though at the cost of more frequent sharpening.

The handle is just a bit of pine cut down from a bit of framing timber, and there's a honking great knot half way along its length. Because of that I've left it a little bit thicker than I'd prefer. It'll probably be fine.