Had A Good Idea----And It Woiked!

[pete]

Had a though laying in bed last night. I have a few 3M rubber sanding blocks around. I don't have an elec. sander but I use different grits to smooth my edges before burnishing. I took one and figured that I could use one to burnish with, so I cut a piece of canvas, pulled up the ends and stuck it onto the "spikes" as you would with sandpaper.

Not only did it work great, but I took another and heated a screwdriver shaft and made a groove in the rubber. Now I can sand AND burnish with them.

It's so much easier to hold it and rub hard than it was pinching the canvas with my fingers. My hand just about wore out burnishing 4 saddle fenders and jockeys.

Hope that this is helpful.

pea-aire'

Id'e be interested to hear if anyone else likes the results. Especially you saddlemakers.

Edited March 15, 2011 by pete

[wvcraftsman]

I've tried using canvas to burnish, but never had much luck. I use a dremel burnishing tool. It seems to work pretty good for me.