This project was done around Christmas time in 2010.  In my family we draw names to do a random gift exchange and have to give/make gifts that are generally handmade and preferably use less than $10.00 worth of materials.  In the jewelry class I teach I’ve done a bit of simple knife making and this falls under that realm.  There is really no particular reason to make a titanium paint scraper other than the fact that the person I drew that year was Alex, who is an engineer, and I figured he would appreciate, no demand, a tool that utilized aero- space materials. Since Alex makes beer, I figured I’d also cut out a profile on the side of the scraper into the shape of a bottle opener- a handy addition to any tool.  In addition to the titanium blade I used/cut apart a largish walnut branch from my yard for the handle on Alex’s scraper. You can see from the pictures I really made two scrapers The other one I used a piece of scrap Corian, a counter top material.  I rarely make just one thing at a time, let face it, the tools are out, might as well make at least two.

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