Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Tired of fighting to get a clean burr on your card scraper?
This is my take on the Accu-Burr—a shop-made burnisher I call the Scraper Spine Bender.
Built from hardened O1 tool steel, it’s got a single angled V-groove that forms a burr fast, without all the slipping, guessing, or hand cramps.
In this full build, I walk through:
* Filing the groove angle by hand
* Heat treating O1 tool steel
* Building the handles from spalted curly maple
* Testing it on tough hardwood (ash) to show it actually works
* If you’ve ever struggled to get a consistent edge on a scraper—or wondered what makes tools like the Accu-Burr work—this build breaks it all down.
Buy the Accu-Burr here → amzn.to/3ILfbfC
As an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Check out my other channel! → @makethingswithrob
Become a patron! → patreon.com/makethings ←
Huge thank you to my patrons that keep this thing going!
*MAKER TEAM*
Michelle B
Keith Current
William L McNally
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Aubrey G.
Nukebert
Sam W.
Aaron Knows DIY
G. Salazar
David B.
Marc B.
Richard B.
Make Things
#MakeThings #mtbitesize
Tired of fighting to get a clean burr on your card scraper?
This is my take on the Accu-Burr—a shop-made burnisher I call the Scraper Spine Bender.
Built from hardened O1 tool steel, it’s got a single angled V-groove that forms a burr fast, without all the slipping, guessing, or hand cramps.
In this full build, I walk through:
* Filing the groove angle by hand
* Heat treating O1 tool steel
* Building the handles from spalted curly maple
* Testing it on tough hardwood (ash) to show it actually works
* If you’ve ever struggled to get a consistent edge on a scraper—or wondered what makes tools like the Accu-Burr work—this build breaks it all down.
Buy the Accu-Burr here → amzn.to/3ILfbfC
As an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Check out my other channel! → @makethingswithrob
Become a patron! → patreon.com/makethings ←
Huge thank you to my patrons that keep this thing going!
*MAKER TEAM*
Michelle B
Keith Current
William L McNally
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Aubrey G.
Nukebert
Sam W.
Aaron Knows DIY
G. Salazar
David B.
Marc B.
Richard B.
Make Things
#MakeThings #mtbitesize










