Cool Burnishers

[leatherman1457]

I think I might have got it down ,finally. I have made three burnishers today. one was for a customer. strange how money will motivate a person. lol. I have got two left for sale. i will let them go for $30.00 each and that include shipping. first come first serve.They are made of cocobolo and one has a 1/4"shaft with solid brass ferrule and the other has a 5/16" shaft and it also has a solid brass ferrule. I have cocobolo wood on order. I was suppose toi get some this last weekend but the stuff the guy had was only 3/4" and to small for what i need . I will list it when the wood comes in. You can also vist my web site to see some of the tools I have for sale. It does need to be updated and will do so soon. Gary

[troppy]

I think I might have got it down ,finally. I have made three burnishers today. one was for a customer. strange how money will motivate a person. lol. I have got two left for sale. i will let them go for $30.00 each and that include shipping. first come first serve.They are made of cocobolo and one has a 1/4"shaft with solid brass ferrule and the other has a 5/16" shaft and it also has a solid brass ferrule. I have cocobolo wood on order. I was suppose toi get some this last weekend but the stuff the guy had was only 3/4" and to small for what i need . I will list it when the wood comes in. You can also vist my web site to see some of the tools I have for sale. It does need to be updated and will do so soon. Gary

Hi Gary,

I'll take one.

Thanks,

Winthrop

[leatherman1457]

One left till I can make more. the one on the right is sold. Need one person to buy the other one. Gary

[Somawas]

I asked for and received one of Gary's prototypes-the walnut ones. Got it last Friday, in time to use for the dog collars I made on Saturday. It took me a little getting used to, as I ahve previously done all burnishing by hand. But once I got used to holding it steady and keeping the leather in the slot, it did a great job. Made quick work of my collars, and gave me a nicely compressed edge with only the moisture left over from casing/stamping the leather.

[TinyL]

I just got my burnisher in the mail and it's beautiful! The problem I have is my dang battery in my cordless drill has about as much power as a newborn. I'll be picking up a corded one tomorrow. But it looks like it's going to do a fantastic job.

Gary let me know when you've made up the one's for the dremel because I definitely want to pick up one of those.

Chris

[JD50]

Gary,

I turned a couple of burnishers this past weekend out of walnut. The first one I turned first and then drilled the hole thru the tailstock of the lathe. The second one I drilled the hole in the stock, put a dowel in the hole with a couple turns of masking tape to keep it from spinning around the dowel and then turned the burnisher. I drilled the hole in both about 3/4 the length of the burnisher. When I chucked them up in the drill press they both kinda wobbled.

Got any tips on how to make a burnisher that will turn true???

Thanks,

JD

[gtwister09]

Not Gary but I made these for quite some time 10+ years ago. I used 5/16" and 3/8" drill rod with epoxy. I also tried some lag screws but these tended to have a little wobble (Most likely because they were a little off center). Mark your center line and drill the hole for the drill rod (make slightly larger to accommodate the epoxy). Epoxy the drill rod into the wood and let cure. Use a drill chuck in your lathe on one end and a live center on the other end. Then turn your burnisher. This should produce a burnisher with little to no wobble.

Regards,

Ben

[leatherman1457]

Gary,

I turned a couple of burnishers this past weekend out of walnut. The first one I turned first and then drilled the hole thru the tailstock of the lathe. The second one I drilled the hole in the stock, put a dowel in the hole with a couple turns of masking tape to keep it from spinning around the dowel and then turned the burnisher. I drilled the hole in both about 3/4 the length of the burnisher. When I chucked them up in the drill press they both kinda wobbled.

Got any tips on how to make a burnisher that will turn true???

Thanks,

JD

JD I use a 1/4' steel rod cut 4" long. i find the center of my piece of wood and cut an x with my band saw . I drill out the center of the X with a 15/32 drill bit 3" deep. I do not use epoxy because i drill it just a tad small for the 1/4" rod.I then set it on the bench and with a sledge or hammer I pound it into the drilled out hole. If you want use some superglue gel. just a drop will do. I seat the rod and I place it on my lathe. I use a m1 3 jaw chuck and a live center chuck. I then turn my piece of wood on the side that i am puttig my ferrule on. I make my own ferrules out of compression fittings and turn them with a file on slow speed till i have filed it smooth I have 4 chisels That I use. I have made them the size I need to make my burnishers with. Once i have turned it I then use my cut off and almost cut thru it. I sand it and wax it on the lathe at high speed. I then cut thru and see if it wobbles if so i take it out of the lathe and see what side it is off on and place the metal rod in and bend it ever so slightly. I chuck it up again and turn it by hand to see if it is off. I so i repeat it again if not I turn the lathe on, on slow speed and with sand paper clean up the end. I then begin the finishing sanding . It is time consuming but well worth it. I do most out of cocobolo or bubinga wood now. If you have any more questions contact me. and I will explain more. Gary

[JD50]

Thanks Gary & Ben for the info. It sounds like I need to get a chuck for my lathe.

JD