rmr Report post Posted April 10, 2011 I have a question - I have read on several posts that some folks like to burnish their edges using products like paste saddle soap or parafin impregnated on a wooden burnishing wheels wrapped in cloth that are attached to either a lathe or drill press. Does anyone have a picture of one they are using?? I would like to make one and I have several questions 1) is the burnisher just a cylinder or do you lathe recesses of differrent widths into the cylinder 2) how are you keeping the cloth on the burnisher so it doesnt want to come off?? If you glue it- I suspect its comming off, Tacks would hold the cloth on but would probably mare the work Thanks Bob R Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazznow Report post Posted April 10, 2011 Hi, i'm not owning a lathe, so what i write is only theory, so far^^ 1.) You have to lathe recesses into the zylinder i think. Just look at the wooden hand burnishing tool, that Tandy is selling, then you should get an idea. 2.) somebody (I think it was Bob) wrote, that he fastened the cloth with tape (double sided tape i guess), which was originally only for trying it out, but it seems to work pretty good. Hope that helps, Jonathan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
