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I have recently used my Tormek to grind a 45degree bevel on 5 of my 2" by 6" cabinet scraper blades. (veritas) I find that it's easier to put a burr on their edge after doing so.

Has anybody else tried this?

I also have used my Tormek to recondition a very pitted burnishing rod.  It looks like new.  I just mounted the Torlok jig close to the stone, the angle is unimportant.  I then put the burnishing rod across the Torlok jig (parallel to the universal mounting bar).  With the stone graded to coarse, I ran the rod back and forth as I rolled it over and over.  Once all the pits were removed, I repeated the process with the stone graded to fine; then repeated the process on the honing wheel.  About 20 minutes saved me the 20 bucks I would have needed to spend on a new burnishing rod.

I shared mine...

Any other cabinet scraper tricks that can be pulled on the Tormek?

Like yourself, I have a veritas low angle spokeshave, as well as a Tormek.

In the instructions that came with the spokeshave, there are directions for making a tool holder so that you can hone the blade.  The holder was intended for hand honing; but I think that it will work just fine in the Tormek.  

Some things to check would be:  make sure the holding jig is thin enough to fit between the clamps (may have to make it thinner than veritas suggests), watch the placement of the wingnuts and make sure that the head of the screws (opposite the wingnuts) are countersunk so as to not hit the tormek stone.

Let me know how you make out.

Chris Maxwell
Middleville, NY