carbide burnisher
janderr
>i hadn't heard of the solid carbide burnisher, but the idea appeals to my love of tool making. i promise never to throw away another beat up spiral bit. instead i'll turn another tool handle.
carbide burnisher
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Russell Seaton
>Solid carbide router bits work fine as a scraper burnisher. The shaft of course.
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Alternative burnisher... *LINK*
David Barnett
>Solid carbide is probably good enough, but I had a few of these (see link) lying around (I always keep a couple on hand), so tried it on my scraper. To say it works well is an understatement. Synthetic flame-fusion ruby/sapphire (corundum) is 9 on the Mohs scale, and these split boules have a nice broad radius for scraper edges. An added feature is that the curved side's surface (the split side is shiny and very uneven), is somewhat 'frosted' (like a ceramic stone) and makes a great hone for gouges, and so on. And they're cheap. I see them on eBay for six or seven dollars. Get a color change boule just for fun. Oh... they're also good for burnishing wood, too.
Sapphire burnisher