This is the tool for any major scraping work, with the added benefit of having the adjustable ball-joint. The handle can be set anywhere in a 70° cone, allowing a comfortable grip and effective blade orientation in virtually any circumstance. The handle unlocks or locks solidly with a quarter turn, which is another advance on its predecessors is the hand rest on the blade. Substantial pressure can be applied to speed work.
The high carbon steel (HCS) style is used for finishing bare wood surfaces where maintenance of a finely formed edge is more significant. The 76mm x 76mm x 1.6mm HCS blade comes with one edge bevelled. You may wish to bevel one or more others, but it also works perfectly well treated as a heavy-duty cabinet scraper with square, burnished edges.