Fantastic Leather Edge Burnisher

[Bobby hdflame]

I just ran across this "Fantastic Leather Edge Burnisher" and wondered if anyone had one or knew anything about it. How does the price sound?

Here's a YouTube video on it:

And on eBay:

http://shop.ebay.com...sherlady/m.html

He also says he has two kinds of special wax. One is for a "High Gloss".

Let me know what you guys think. I'm thinking about ordering one but wondered if it was worth the bucks?? $159.00 plus shipping.

Thanks,

Bobby

Edited December 5, 2010 by Bobby hdflame

[buffalobill plus Ed D]

looks slick, i bought a burnisher for my drill press from another member here for i think $35 made from cocobolo wood and works great this one seems like it may be good he should give you an option to buy just the burnisher and wax i would think

[electrathon]

I have one. It works great. Get the low gloss wax, it looks best (to me at least). Half of the cost is that you are buying a motor with it.

Aaron

[Jovial]

looks slick, i bought a burnisher for my drill press from another member here for i think $35 made from cocobolo wood and works great this one seems like it may be good he should give you an option to buy just the burnisher and wax i would think

I saw the cocobolo burnishers earlier, but couldn't figure out why such an expensive wood was used. Does anyone know if theres a specific benefit from the cocobolo? I called my father (he is a cabinet maker and knows his woods) and he didn't really have anything to say about cocobolo other than to tell me the price. If I can't find any information on it I'll probably just go finish up swapping out the motor on my lathe and make a bunch of burnishers out of maple.

[Spinner]

I saw the cocobolo burnishers earlier, but couldn't figure out why such an expensive wood was used. Does anyone know if theres a specific benefit from the cocobolo? I called my father (he is a cabinet maker and knows his woods) and he didn't really have anything to say about cocobolo other than to tell me the price. If I can't find any information on it I'll probably just go finish up swapping out the motor on my lathe and make a bunch of burnishers out of maple.

The reason for using cocobolo or rosewood is that they are have natural internal oils and have very dense grain patterns which make them highly resistant to heat & heat cracking.

The process of burnishing builds up a great deal of heat in the wood and most domestic woods have wider grain patterns (meaning more spring wood which is softer) and pretty dry once cured.

This caused them to burn more than burnish and then tend to break down faster. South American exotic woods are simply better at heat resistance and dispersion and hold their shape better than say maple, ash, walnut or the other common domestics.

For me, it also helps that I have a decent sized stash of Cocobolo from my production woodturning days.

[Jovial]

Ah, cool! That makes alot of sense. I suppose for me the speed that it breaks down isn't a big deal since I have an industrial lathe in my garage but perhaps I'll put the rosewood in the garage to use from when I was building guitars with my father.

Thanks for the info!

[Bobby hdflame]

I'm curious what this guy uses for the burnisher? I don't think it's wood, because he shows using a screwdriver pressing grooves into it before doing any burnishing.

I wonder if it's tightly packed canvas? He mentions canvas a couple of times in the videos.

This is the video where he uses the screwdriver:

Bobby

Edited December 7, 2010 by Bobby hdflame

[rickeyfro]

The burnisher is wool felt. Ive had one of these for about two years and love it, and you can get the burnisher without the motor, Im pretty sure he's a member of this forum and he also sells these on ebay

I'm curious what this guy uses for the burnisher? I don't think it's wood, because he shows using a screwdriver pressing grooves into it before doing any burnishing.

I wonder if it's tightly packed canvas? He mentions canvas a couple of times in the videos.

This is the video where he uses the screwdriver:

Bobby

[gtwister09]

Bobby,

FYI. John Bianchi has been using these felt based burnishing tools (maybe not exactly like this one) for years. In fact in the video series he made in the 90's for western holsters he has information on using the felt wheels. There are plenty of others who have used them over the years as well.

Not sure what his wax compound combinations are but the wheels are felt.

Regards,

Ben

[Spinner]

Ah, cool! That makes alot of sense. I suppose for me the speed that it breaks down isn't a big deal since I have an industrial lathe in my garage but perhaps I'll put the rosewood in the garage to use from when I was building guitars with my father.

Thanks for the info!

Not a problem. You mention an industrial lathe, are you a woodturner or just have one for odd jobs? If you turn and are looking for a turning related site that is similar in style to LW.net, check out WoodturnersResource.com it's a site I started 10 years ago as an educational website and it just grew. I've passed it on to more capable & current folks, but they are a good bunch. I still turn, but on a much smaller scale. Back in the day, my 'baby' was a Powermatic 3520A and did some crazy stuff with it.