Burnisher

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Re: Burnisher

janderr

>i do believe the steel used on kitchen cutlery is actually a burnisher, in fact i dont think it's purpose is sharpening, but rather straightening or realigning the cutting edge. so i would give it a try turning a scraping hook and see what happens. remember to use a drop of oil.

Re: Burnisher

Jack from Maine

>The only problem I see with that is that the steel is finely toothed and it seems that it might leave an unsmooth edge on the scraper which will transfer that rough surface to the surface of the wood.Not the voice of experience though. Just an armchair view.---Crackerjack

Re: Burnisher

Dale Stansbery

>They sure put a sharp edge on a butcher knife. As janderr said, they move the steel and draw out an edge, not remove material. The sharpening stroke though is to draw the knife at an angle over the steel, not perpendicular too it. So, maybe the trick would be to draw the steel over the scraper at a 45 deg. angle in the horizontal plane. Hmm, I have several steels and it never occurred to me to try it on a scraper blade. Sounds like experiment time.

Re: Burnisher

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I thought about it and don't think it could be used because it will leave a ragged edge. As for grinding the grouves out that's going to be more work than buying one. I did make a small burnisher out of a broken carbide spiral bit that works.

Re: Burnisher

Dan Donaldson

>One of the best burnishers that I have seen are the solid carbide ones that Andy Lincoln sells.

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Jack from Maine

>I have one of those. I put it into a simple short mesquite handle and I keep it right next to my bench.It's size is perfect and it works perfectly.---Crackerjack

Re: Burnisher

Todd Hughes

>I have used a small,[one that is about 6 in. long] sharpening steel for years to turn the edge on scraper blades.Didn't know any better and worked fine.Often if i didn't want to take the time to look for the sharpening steel I would just use the back of a Chisel which worked well too....I'm not to particular though...Todd

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Steven Wilson

>A sharpening steel is a differnt animal. For most kitchen knives you want a slightly serrated edge on the blade, it actually cuts fleshy things better. In woodworking we like are edges smooth. To burnish a scraper you want a piece of very smooth (say polished) piece of steel much harder than the material you're trying to turn a hook on.

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Dale Stansbery

>Steve. I would have guessed you'd get a smoother edge with a steel since you draw a knife blade across the serrations on the steel. But you are exactly right as evidenced by a 60X photo of a freshly steeled paring knife.

Carbide Rod Burnisher

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>Did you just drill a hole and glue the rod into the handle? Or, did you do something more complicated?

Re: Carbide Rod Burnisher

Dan Donaldson

>So far, I haven't even put a handle on them. They are large enough that it is no problem using them as is. If I were to handle them, I would do just what you said, drill a hole and glue them in. I would put a ferrule on just for looks.

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Dennis

>This was made from old drill chuck and handle off old drill. Works for my Hock burnisher and various other things. I keep the chuck key in the handle.

Dennis

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Re: Carbide Rod Burnisher

Sandor in Boyds, MD

>I traded some beech wood with Andy for a carbide rod. He needed some to repair the mouths of a couple of woodies.

Here is my finished burnsher. The rod is just press fit into a bocote handle that I turned. The ferrule was made on a metal lathe, also just press fit onto a shoulder.

This burnisher works GREAT. Much better than the only valve stem that I used to use.

Re: Carbide Rod Burnisher

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>That looks nice. Being latheless, I shall have do make something simpler. Maybe just a simple octagonal section for the main part of the handle, rasped a bit at both ends to ease the corners. Perhaps a non-turned version of the Sir William plumbing ferrule, if I feel adventurous!

Re: Burnisher

Paul Brandley

>Thank you all for your responses. I also bought one of Andy's carbide rods, but I haven't had occasion to use it. Just wondering. Paul