This evening I made a cabinet scraper from a broken saw blade. I did not spend a lot of time preparing the edge, but I am already able to make pretty little shavings, leaving behind a nice smooth surface.

What I was trying to do was clean up the surface of a pair of traditional clogs that I had purchased last summer. A big problem was how to hold them in place so I could work on the surface. Because of the irregular shape and the hollow inside I was reluctant to use a vise. If I tightened the vise grip too much it would break the shoe. The solution was to use a hold fast to lock the shoe to the surface of my workbench.

This was a nice follow up to colgaffneyis meeting: I tried out two traditional woodworking tools, and even with my limited skills and experience, was quickly able to achieve satisfactory and satisfying results.