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Re: cabinet scrapers
By:Walt Levins
Date: 2/24/2000, 10:39 pm
In Response To: cabinet scrapers (Chris Bush)

> I know I've seen mentioned by one or more folks on the board here that
> have bought Sandvik cabinet scrapers at Home Depot. I'm within a stone's
> throw of two Home Depot locations (hey, I play shortstop, I have a good
> arm). However, Home Depot is a large store, and I haven't seen them.
> Anybody who can tell me what department they found them in? I'd ask
> somebody who works there but after the blank stare I got when asking an
> overeager clerk to point me in the direction of a coping saw, I'm afraid
> of the look I'd get when asking where to find a cabinet scraper. I
> understand economically why these places have to hire pimply faced 19 year
> olds to work the floor, but jeez! Now I'm no master craftsman, walking a
> thin line between being Tim Taylor and Norm Abram, but the only experience
> these clerks have with any of the stuff in that store is from tube-surfing
> past "New Yankee Workshop" on the way to watch "The Real
> World" on MTV. I know what you mean. I've been to Home Depot looking for a cabinet scraper to no avail. I asked one guy and he looked at me blank, another said to use an old hacksaw blade and to be polite I condesended to him that that was a brilliant idea. Never did find one. Wound up getting one from Pygmy for 6 bucks.

Messages In This Thread

cabinet scrapers
Chris Bush -- 2/24/2000, 3:23 pm
Re: cabinet scrapers vs paint scrapers
Hank -- 2/24/2000, 11:26 pm
Re: cabinet scrapers
Walt Levins -- 2/24/2000, 10:39 pm
Re: cabinet scrapers
Paul Francy -- 3/4/2000, 12:16 am
Re: cabinet scrapers
Walt Levins -- 3/4/2000, 10:49 pm
Funny you should mention.......
Doug K -- 2/24/2000, 4:30 pm
Re: cabinet scrapers
Ross Leidy -- 2/24/2000, 3:40 pm
Re: cabinet scrapers
Tim Stough -- 2/24/2000, 3:38 pm