Well, I can't turn bowls without my standard scrapers. Look up my videos, 'Scary Scrapers' and 'Shear Scraping'. For me, the scraper is the most efficient tool for heavy duty stock removal. I also prefer a scraper with a burnished burr for my shear scraping. Part of that preference may be because I don't use the swept back grind gouges any more after discovering the 40/40 grind. I do not think the NRS makes a good shear scraper, unless you are using a burnished burr. I do prefer the burnished burr on my shear scrapers as well. The grinder burr may cut for a short while, but just like when using the NRS for clean up duty, it is gone in seconds. The NRS does excel in end grain turnings. It works very well sweeping across the bottom of a bowl for clean up, just like a standard scraper. It does not do as well going up the sides of a bowl, but that depends a lot on the wood. Harder woods, yes, softer woods, no. I haven't done a NRS video quite yet...
robo hippy
