Elegant Burnisher

[King's X]

Take a look at this burnisher, wow. I thought I would share it with you all.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Leather-edge-burnisher...A1%7C240%3A1318

Happy New Years greetings from Round Rock, Tx

[esantoro]

Take a look at this burnisher, wow. I thought I would share it with you all.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Leather-edge-burnisher...A1%7C240%3A1318

Happy New Years greetings from Round Rock, Tx

Weaver sells that one. I wish its catalog would have shown those same angles.

What kind of a woodworking tool would one need to carve that kind of a groove? Router? I was thinking of cutting off about 3" of some turning stock and doing something similar.

Ed

[Jim314]

Weaver sells that one. I wish its catalog would have shown those same angles.

What kind of a woodworking tool would one need to carve that kind of a groove? Router? I was thinking of cutting off about 3" of some turning stock and doing something similar.

Ed

Hi Ed: My guess would be that was done with a series of rattail files. The original cut was done with a course file and was finished with either sandpaper or a jewelers round file which is much finer than the wood working one. Rattail files are a round file with the cutting edges completely around the file. They come in different diameters, especially the jewelers files.

Edited January 1, 2009 by Jim314

[steveb]

that looks like a jeremiah watt tool, or a copy of one.

check out "horsehoe brand" tools

[Windy]

What kind of a woodworking tool would one need to carve that kind of a groove? Router? I was thinking of cutting off about 3" of some turning stock and doing something similar.

Ed

Ed,

If you look close it appears that they started with a standard

slot cutting bit and then rounded it with as a previous poster

said with a file. One could use sandpaper wrapped around a

dowel if they were only going to make a few. You could come

close to the same design by doing like the cheap nylon one sold

by most leather supply stores. Take a simple round burnisher

cut in half then attach it to a fancy handle.If you wanted to

make it like this one you could turn a larger diameter burnisher

on a lathe then cut in half and then slice it down to the width

you want and using a file just follow the groove round to the

flat sides.and you will have the same thing they have. Of course

after reading what I just wrote it would probably be better if I had

drawn it out instead of trying to explain it in words.

WINDY

[King's X]

Thanks to all that chimed in and helped 'Ed' I just found it to be a beautiful piece.

Happy New Years greeting from Round Rock, Texas, USA