Card scrapers are the tool of choice when working with tear-out prone wood that will not respond well to a plane.  While not typically an item used everyday, it is a tool that when you need it, nothing else will do.  

We make our Thick Card Scrapers with the same high carbon tool steel we use for our saw blades. Our Thick Card Scrapers are 6 inches (152mm) x 2-1/2 inches (63mm).  The blade is .035 inches (.9mm) thick, making for a stiff scraper.  The blade has been milled flat (better than /- .001) and square on both of their long edges, and is ready for you to polish and turn a burr.

• Thick Scraper Blade: 6 inches (152mm) long x 2-1/2 inches (63mm) wide x .035 inches (.9mm) thick.