Q: What is this tool used for?
A scratch stock like this cuts decorative profiles such as beading and reeding into furniture edges, and it can also handle shallow rabbeting on mirror or picture frames with a straight cutter.
15P1710 - Cast Scratch Stock
Founded in 1825, Edward Preston & Sons, Ltd. produced some of the finest tools of the Victorian age.
This elegant hand reeder and beading tool can be used to cut decorative profiles into furniture (such as beading on small table or cabinet edges or reeding on chair and table legs). It can also be used with a straight cutter for shallow rabbeting work, such as on mirror and picture frames.
The convex sole and fence are helpful for curved workpieces, allowing the tool to follow contours, and its slim design (only 5/8" from front to back) lets you cut close to an inside corner. It can cut on either the push or pull stroke.
At just over 5" wide and about 1 15/32" tall overall, it keeps both your hands close to the work, affording excellent control. The curved handles fit your fingers naturally, offering a secure, comfortable grip.
Our version is a close reproduction of the original, cast from stainless steel with a black powder-coat finish. A 3/32" single-point cutter, a 1/8" beading cutter and a blank cutter for custom shaping are included; since both ends of each cutter can be used, this gives you six profile possibilities.
Standard blade shapes are also available separately (the same hardened spring-steel blades used with our other beading tool). A classic tool that’s both practical and pleasing to the eye.
Made in Canada.
A scratch stock like this cuts decorative profiles such as beading and reeding into furniture edges, and it can also handle shallow rabbeting on mirror or picture frames with a straight cutter.
Yes, the convex sole and fence are shaped to track a curve, so it isn't limited to straight edges the way many similar tools are.
Three cutters are included: a single-point cutter, a beading cutter and a blank for custom shaping, and since each has two usable ends, that gives six profile possibilities.
Yes, the tool is built to cut in either direction, so you can choose whichever stroke works best with the grain or the space you're working in.
| Materials | Stainless steel; black powder-coat finish |
| Dimensions | 5" wide × 1 15/32" tall overall; 5/8" front to back |
| Includes | Scratch stock body; 3/32" single-point cutter; 1/8" beading cutter; blank cutter |
| Color/Finish | Black |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Cast Scratch Stock
Founded in 1825, Edward Preston & Sons, Ltd. produced some of the finest tools of the Victorian age.
This elegant hand reeder and beading tool can be used to cut decorative profiles into furniture (such as beading on small table or cabinet edges or reeding on chair and table legs). It can also be used with a straight cutter for shallow rabbeting work, such as on mirror and picture frames.
The convex sole and fence are helpful for curved workpieces, allowing the tool to follow contours, and its slim design (only 5/8" from front to back) lets you cut close to an inside corner. It can cut on either the push or pull stroke.
At just over 5" wide and about 1 15/32" tall overall, it keeps both your hands close to the work, affording excellent control. The curved handles fit your fingers naturally, offering a secure, comfortable grip.
Our version is a close reproduction of the original, cast from stainless steel with a black powder-coat finish. A 3/32" single-point cutter, a 1/8" beading cutter and a blank cutter for custom shaping are included; since both ends of each cutter can be used, this gives you six profile possibilities.
Standard blade shapes are also available separately (the same hardened spring-steel blades used with our other beading tool). A classic tool that’s both practical and pleasing to the eye.
Made in Canada.