[Woodcarver] Burnishing

[Lloyd Smith]

I haven't seen any reference to burnishing wood using just the handle of a 
chisel or other smooth hard wood. that is an old trick and simple.
At 09:41 PM 02/12/2005 -0800, you wrote:

>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

> > 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>

>


Lloyd Smith
Dundas, Ontario, Canada