Hi Chip

Yeah, ebony is as hard as it gets, but this is a technique that you obviously wear gloves, and the object is not bearing down hard. I'm getting ready to start my first kayak. I just thought it might be good to take the angle edges on the outer strips down, or scraping the glue on the inside.

: Hi Mike, if I am not mistaken, Ebony is a very hard wood. I have scraped Rock
: Maple and I can tell you, it is not easy to get a good shaving; you tend
: to get powder. So, I might actually try your technique on my unfinished
: maple dresser. For softwoods or large projects, I don't know if it's worth
: the extra danger; especially since metal scrapers are such safe tools.

: I cut myself all the time on small bladed tools with big handles; I would
: hate get cut bearing down hard on a big piece of glass like that.