Burnishing Wood With Antler

When you are working with burl it is a stack of fibers that have been tied together in knots so to speak.

Burnishing wood with antler. How to use burnish wood using burnishing cream. Start date dec 21. I mainly use deer antler now but i have also used spoons and ive heard that glass test tubes work well. Dont get caught up in hype.

A polished piece of antler or wood works. I suggest you use wax or polish remover to make sure the surface is clean use. When you sand these fibers they are being cut by the abrasives. However for this particular project i.

View media item 302784. I used a porcelain topped table and the end of a metal chair to try it on this spoon and it worked very well for a test. Burnishing is the process of rubbing the surface of the wood briskly in order to bring out the grain. I was always told that the burnishing helps compress the fibers especially on the back of the bow which can prevent splinters.

I always believed that burnishing tools are overpriced so i made one for myself for just 3 metal hss steel rod and some scrap wood. After doing some serious leather work i wasnt happy with the cut edges on what i was making. I know a rather famous leathersmith that uses a sharpie marker for edge finishing stitch setting burnishing etc. It also has a hidden pin helping to give sideways strength to the cap to help with vigorous burnishing.

In this video i would have liked to highlight finishing cuts kolrosing my makers mark and burnishing with antler. As far as i know burnishing cream is perfect for modern furniture as it will remove all stains on the surface without scratching at all. Once started complete coverage is important you can see streaks of burnished and unburnished areas next to each other in the final product yes ask me how i know. Normally i dont burnish edges because the sealant i use soaks into the edge and makes the edge very water proof.

Give it a remarkable shine as well depending on wood. The wood itself can be looked at as a stack of closely knit fibers. Indeed on a hard low porosity wood like sugar maple you can produce a good sheen on the surface with burnishing alone shiny before any finish at all thats a good start to a smooth final look. Here i show the apple pocket spoon from my previous video.

Shake it hard before using. Soak cream into a cloth and rub it carefully. Another item that works well is a piece of canvas. The burnisher is an indispensable tool to create the hook on a.

Completed spoon and an unfinished piece of the same wood. Burnishing makes the wood very smooth almost glass like. Sep 2 2019 this mini burnisher was a bit of an experiment as it was the first one that was commissioned by a spoon carver for burnishing wood.