[Woodcarver] Burnishing

[Bill Smith]

yes u can but u can also do it by hand and doesnt take
to long to do either and not as hard crushed but does
do a nice lookin polish  hope it spelled correct 

Bill

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> I haven't seen such a product but could you use some

> type of smooth, 

> stainless steel ball, cylinder, or other in a rotary

> tool to burnish.  If 

> you lightly brushed the carving with a oil like tung

> oil and then burnished 

> the area, wouldn't it stay longer?  I bet someone

> would have a good product 

> is they could  produce power burnishers and a liquid

> that you could brush 

> onto the carving that would make the burnishing

> permanent.

> 

> Arnie Webster

> Artifice

> Site in progress between chips and naps, slivers and

> dinners

> 

> 

> Ivan stated in an earlier email:

> Hi Joe,

> Your point on burnishing is well taken. I don't do

> any  burnishing either.

> You recall my quoting Eduardo that the carving has

> to  last "500 years." In

> time the compressed fibers will revert to their 

> original shape, spoiling

> that sharp edge you worked so hard to create. The 

> edges and surfaces that

> retain their shape best through the years are those 

> that are cut with a

> sharp tool. The fibers are cut off clean rather than

>  compressed. Even

> smoothly sanded areas lose their sparkle before the

> tool  cut surfaces do,

> because the tool cut surfaces don't have imbedded

> grit.

> 

> Most carvers don't have to worry about these

> details, but for someone  who

> puts their work up "to last 500 years," these

> "picky" details are 

> important.

> 

> 

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