Members slipangle Posted October 26, 2014 Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) I've made two burnishers for use in a drill press or other motorized application, out of Lignum vitae. The hardest and heaviest wood in the world. An old growth piece of wood I've had for thirty years. This amazing and very rare wood makes for an excellent burnisher, with its extremely dense and tight grain, and naturally waxy feeling. It is beautiful as well. I have very little of this wood but decided to make something useful out of some of it. Tool has a 1/4 inch stainless steel shaft. Specs of each tool listed below. Please send me a PM if interested and refer to the tool by number. Thank you. Burnisher #1 ...2 inches long. 1 inch diameter. Rounded bottom grooves are roughly 5/16, 1/4, 1/8 and a 3/32 groove for light leathers. Also, a two step nub on the end for holes or corner work. $38. with free shipping. Burnisher #2 …. 2 inches long. One inch diameter. This one has flat bottomed grooves on the 3 widest grooves. A profile I prefer. 5/16, 1/4, and 3/16ths. Last groove is a little over 1/8 wide, approx, and round bottomed. Nub on the end for hole or corner work. $38 with free shipping. Edited October 26, 2014 by slipangle
Members slipangle Posted October 26, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 The two, for comparison.
Members Itch Posted October 26, 2014 Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 This wood is very hard as when I lived in the Florida Key's it would grow here and there.. Nice work.. Quality leather goods www.captain-itch.com www.Tennesseeholstercompany.com
Members slipangle Posted October 26, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 Thank you. It is very hard. But, with sharp cutters, it turns almost like a very hard wax. Though I turn it on my metal lathe. Amazing stuff. I love working with it.
Members JoelR Posted October 26, 2014 Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 Looks much better than the Argentinian stuff you can only get now. I've tried turning a few with the green wood and the wood is too oily to burnish very well. The oil cakes up and hardens and has to be sanded back down to keep any sort of smooth channel. They look good slipangle. By the end of the show you start telling them you keep a few head of steers behind the house and go out and carve off a strip when you need it, it grows back in 5 or 6 weeks. - Art JR
Members slipangle Posted October 26, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks Joel. This old piece of wood is really something. No open pores. And , though it's been sitting here for thirty years, is still fragrant and waxy when you cut it. It was such a small "board" I didn't really know what to do with it. I hope this is a worthy use of it, to help create something else. Given its tight texture, it really puts a nice edge on leather.
Members slipangle Posted October 26, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 26, 2014 #1 SOLD, pending payment. Thanks.
Members slipangle Posted October 29, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 29, 2014 Number 1 sold, and shipped. I still have #2 available. Thanks Slip #1 SOLD, pending payment. Thanks.
Members slipangle Posted November 2, 2014 Author Members Report Posted November 2, 2014 #2 SOLD. Pending payment. Thanks. I'm going to do up some small burnishers for Dremel tools too. Stay tuned.
Members Charliewz Posted November 10, 2014 Members Report Posted November 10, 2014 Thanks for the burnisher Slipangle. It is perfect, just what I was hoping it would be. Charlie
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