Customer Reviews

Bahco Heavy Duty 2-1/2-Inch Scraper #450

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...highly recommended. I purchased this product hoping it would be sufficient to scrape a sloppy epoxy job oozing out of my kit kayak. The 2 1/2" scraper was very solid with no flexure when I really loaded it. The soft, gummy epoxy rolled right off the wood with the new and used blades. The true test for this Sandvik scraper (for me) was the epoxy that had dried for up to a month and was nothing short of rock hard. It cut the epoxy off and lightly scraped off the most subtle of high spots. Never did a relativley-decent blade chip or gouge the work surface. No flexing, very comfortable in the hands (after hours & days of scraping), easy to change blades, and the blades were surprisingly resilient.

I'm into woodworking. These Bahco scrapers come in handy. Great for getting into corners to remove glue squeeze out after it has hardened. The 1" model has a triangulated blade with three sharpened edges. (So you can spin it around to change the outer edge to a fresh side) So it has a nice point to it for getting into corners without having to rub the sides of your project. I cut a kerf of 3/4" to make a crosscut miter sled, for the runner, and needed to clean up the bottom. I turned the scraper to an angle, and it cleaned it up beautifully.
I bought the 2 1/2" as well. It acts like a cabinet scraper, and you don't have to resharpen it much. If you need to take a hair off of a surface, clean it up remove something from the surface it is a handy tool. The large plastic handle makes it easy to hold. Overall does a very nice job. I recommend the 1" and the 2 or 2 1/2" as well.

I already own the little 3 sided scraper and the 2 inch scraper and have refinished a dresser with them. I should have had this monster in my hands for the the dresser refinishing job. It would have gone even faster. Recently it made short work of stripping off paint on my window sills. Be careful not to give it too much muscle. You can take it down to the wood in one stroke. So much easier and faster than chemical strippers.

This scraper is very well made and comes in handy for a variety of jobs. It was especially helpful when removing old tile and remaining glue from the floor.

If you have a lot of paint to scrap off a window and want to avoid harsh chemicals, this is the gold standard of scrappers. Forget about using unreliable thin razon blades and cutters. This well-balanced tool has a grip behind the blade for maximum pressure. Money well-spent.