Richard Razor Scraper

The Richard Razor Scraper (RS-1) is an essential maintenance tool for both professional print shops and printmaking beginners. Keeping your ink mixing areas completely immaculate is vital for achieving pure color fidelity and ensuring smooth, uncontaminated ink draw-downs. This heavy-duty window-style scraper excels at cleaning glass, marble, or stone ink slabs, effortlessly clearing away hardened or dried oil-based etching, relief, and lithographic inks without scratching the underlying surface.

Engineered with a robust metal handle, it offers a secure, ergonomic grip that maximizes downward leverage while minimizing hand strain during intense deep-cleaning sessions. It is fully compatible with standard 1.5 inches single-edge razor blades, allowing you to quickly pop out dull blades and insert fresh ones to maintain peak scraping efficiency. Whether you are resetting a busy university print studio workspace or cleaning your personal glass setup at home, the Richard RS-1 delivers the high-performance utility and lifetime durability that printmakers require.

Key Features & Studio Applications:

• Ink Slab Mastery: Effortlessly slices off dried ink skins, transparent bases, modifiers, and paint from flat mixing glass or lithographic levigating stones.

• Industrial Metal Body: All-metal handle structure built to survive harsh studio chemistry, solvents, and heavy daily use.

• Fast Blade Replacement: Designed for standard 1.5 inches single-edge razor blades to keep running costs minimal.

• Multi-Surface Utility: Ideal for cleaning studio windows, removing dried stencil blocks, stripping stubborn adhesive backing, and cleaning ink slabs.