Advice On Scraping Binding?

[GregA]

Hi all,

I will be scraping the edge of my binding to remove some unwanted colour and lacqer. Any advice on the process? I'm sure there are a few helpful tips out there!

Thanks,

Greg

[johnsilver]

I use those safety razor blades - the ones you can buy in packs at the hardware store. They have one sharp edge and the other edge is stiffened by a metal spine. Wrap some masking tape around the blade to leave exposed only enough blade on one end that matches or is very slightly narrower than the width of your binding. Hold the blade between your thumb and forefinger and draw the blade over the binding using your thumb/finger against the body to control the blade. Go carefully and it should work fine.

[johnsilver]

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[Devon Headen]

errr...practice. Really, it's pretty straightfoward. I use my knuckle to help guide the depth of cut with the scraper.