My experience from trying to scrape binding has not been too good. My impression from watching youtube is that the folks who get the best results are the ones who have done it a lot. I tried it on my first build, with less-than-stellar results. In fact, I ended up redoing the finish and using tape the next time.
FWIW, I use 3M 1/4" fine line vinyl tape. It's not perfect, so there is usually a little scraping to do, but it minimizes the amount. It takes an hour or so to apply the tape because I wear a magnifying visor to help me get the tape right up to the edge where the binding meets the wood. On the finish I just applied I had almost no scraping to do. It left a sharp line right at the edge of the binding over most of the body. There were just a couple of places where the tape pulled away a little where I had to scrape. A bit of a time investment at the front end, but I have discovered the hard way that I am much more likely to have an accident with a scraper than with tape.
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