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Not sure in burnishing lace.

 

But the confusing part to me is all the burnishers I've seen are wood primarily and seen a few plastic hand ones.   So this being a steel bit made me scratch my head.  

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lots of brass and steel burnishers out there, I think even Sam Andrews uses a metal one in his holster shop.

YinTx

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9 minutes ago, YinTx said:

lots of brass and steel burnishers out there, I think even Sam Andrews uses a metal one in his holster shop.

YinTx

I need to get around more :)

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You can burnish with pretty much anything, a plastic lighter, a pen, anything with a hard and slick surface. 

All those timber/bone/bullhorn burnishers are just one more of those "for leatherworking" specialist items that don't really have a practical reason of existence.  Other than workshop aesthetics maybe :) 

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17 minutes ago, Spyros said:

You can burnish with pretty much anything, a plastic lighter, a pen, anything with a hard and slick surface. 

All those timber/bone/bullhorn burnishers are just one more of those "for leatherworking" specialist items that don't really have a practical reason of existence.  Other than workshop aesthetics maybe :) 

I've got a hunk of deer antler I grab most of the time works great .   That being said I have lots of other ways but that antler ...well that's the one lol 

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17 minutes ago, Spyros said:

You can burnish with pretty much anything, a plastic lighter, a pen, anything with a hard and slick surface. 

All those timber/bone/bullhorn burnishers are just one more of those "for leatherworking" specialist items that don't really have a practical reason of existence.  Other than workshop aesthetics maybe :) 

I have a collection of old porcelain insulators that I use. All sorts of different sized "grooves" for any size project. 

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1 hour ago, tsunkasapa said:

I have a collection of old porcelain insulators that I use. All sorts of different sized "grooves" for any size project. 

For thin leather you can try a spark plug :D

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I use the wood handles on my bevellers , especially the narrow bits,  just ideal for curves, corners etc.  :)

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