Accu Burr VS Wood By Wright Burnisher - Which One is the Best?

[@jwstanley2645]

Thank you for your honesty. Refreshing and interesting.

[@rharwood02]

Great video as always; integrity is incredibly refreshing.

[@GrantHendrick]

Thank you for the honest and helpful review!

[@jamesschumacher6905]

I have watched several of your videos and am greatly impressed with your skills!! I am most impressed with the honesty that you have shown in the comparison and review of these two products. Having restored tools for over 60 years, I fully agree with your recommendation of having a new woodworker use the Accu Burr when learning how to turn an edge on a scraper blade, and bite the bullet for the cost. The savings in time and frustration is well worth it! However, after saying that, I would prefer to purchase your burnisher for several reasons. Cost, the thickness of the rod, and especially the length. Learning to freehand a 90 degree surface takes a lot of practice and the added length helps.

[@darylthomas4522]

I was taught in my high school woodwork class to use the tang of the file that you use to straighten your edge ,40 years old free advice but worth every cent

[@DigitalVideoFromOz]

File tangs are soft steel. Intentionally softened (annealed during manufacture) so they won't snap off. A file tang would make a poor burnisher. Would it work? Maybe, sort of, for a short time.

[@gregsnewyt]

You can always count on James for honest reviews. Good work.

[@MrMNRichardWright]

Gotta say that was a nice impartial review.

[@brucecomerford]

Thanks James. That was really informative.

[@Coolride1000]

Just what I need. Have never been successful sharpening my card scraper.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

And a card scraper is the handiest tool I had never heard of, and know tons, before I really got into woodworking round 4 yrs ago! Making plane totes and knobs it's a go to tool for getting rasp marks out before sanding and speeds it up considerably!

[@thomasmcglynn5353]

Love the way you explain how one tool is cheaper than the one you sale

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I like to keep the options open for people.

[@davidhouchin2353]

​@@WoodByWrightHowTo your strop has worked extremely well for final edge on all sorts of thing. Best strop. Thanks for keeping it real

[@pedro.federici]

I have a Luban burnisher and it's awesome. But then I've got AccuBurr. It's like heaven. Here, in Brazil, it's not easy or cheap to buy any of theese. But AccuBurr is amazing.

[@CallMeMrChainmail]

At first I was ready to be mad at you for shilling but then you came at me with the undiluted honesty

[@hubrigant]

Fun timing, I was just getting ready to order a scraper and burnisher from your store.

[@professor62]

Love your honesty, brother. While I am impressed with the expensive, little tool, I’m sure I’ll still prefer yours b/c of its size. Yours, it seems, would just be easier to handle, especially for guys with large/largish hands.

[@anaphylaxis2548]

I love the one that I bought from you. It works great!

[@byal9000]

I bought one a while back. I've been woodworking for a good amount of time at this point, but I've never been able to turn a satisfactory burr. It really, really helped me finally get a usable scraper. I always broke down and sanded those tough spots out before.

[@Swarm509]

Just got mine. I found I was not able to get a consistent burr from sharpening to sharpening with my current burnisher which I found annoying. It would go from a heavy burr to a light one and would rather have a few cards setup with different, consistent, burrs. Hopefully the Accu Burr can fix this issue.

[@benjaminadair9548]

Hello Mr. W.B. Right , I did not know you sold a burnishing rod, I bought the accu burr I like so many other people could not get a burr on a card scraper to save my splinters so as soon as it in I drug it back and forth a bunch of times and it worked. Now it's just a few back and forths and the burr is so much better and stays sharper longer. Now just to be I guess I will have to buy one of yours just to keep things fair

[@casper9256]

Greats video. Im going to grab your burnishing rod i prefer the larger size it lrts me hold things more steady snd keep a more consistent angle from using other burnishers, appreciate your honesty in the review

[@danielpaquette1597]

A few years ago I made my own version similar to an acc-burr but just took a 6" x 1/4" steel rod and made a small groove around the center. It works great for me. You could do the same for your burnisher (I suppose you would have to use a CBN wheel for carbide) and have the best of both approaches in one tool.

[@samk824]

Thanks for the review, very helpful

[@JaspisB]

Love your structured and honest approach, as always!

[@prinsa1889]

Great video, I'm really impressed by your honesty. I already have the competitors, but now I will order one on yours.

[@jm8361]

I just picked up the accubur, glad to see it works well. But I'll have to pick up one of your card scapers to go with it.

[@Swarm509]

Agreed. I have a tiny Lee Valley one I picked up when I had no idea what I was doing and I hate it, far too short to use well and consistently. I got the Accu Burr as soon as I saw it, it seemed to just make sense for me and hopefully I can get consistent burrs and keep up with sharpening. I also want to get a number of curved cards usable as well and hopefully the Accu Burr helps with that. I honestly forgot the Wood By Wright Burnisher existed but I think I will need one of those too, the long length makes a ton of sense compared to many others I've seen.

[@gordonmccall5263]

The Accu-burr works much faster if you put handles on it, or one handle and a knob. Great tool!!

[@KevsWoodworks]

Props for applying an appropriate review against something you sell.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks man. That is how we try to roll around here.

[@KevsWoodworks]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo As a content creator myself, this is not normal. Take the compliment and move on

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks man. you got a new sub from me.

[@KevsWoodworks]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks! Apologies if that sounded snarky, wasn't intended that way.

[@JeanMinutile]

This video is out right after I started using my WW burnisher !!! Well considering the price and hopefully the support it gives James I think it wouldn't have changed my choice anyway ;-)

[@artswri]

As usual, really (really!) enjoyed the video. I'm very happy with the results I am getting with your rod (and my beautiful turned handle 😊) and I am pretty much a beginner so I think I'll stick with it. But seems like accu is a nice product, might pick one up just for fun

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Always like your versus videos

[@paulnoyes3555]

Thanks

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty interesting indeed, James! Thanks for the comparison! 😃 I need to find something like that around here... Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@stevelloyd897]

Easy for a beginner is a great thing. Save the learning cycles for other parts of the craft

[@Foxholeatheist]

Thanks for the review! Sounds like a great tool.

[@lincolndickerson1293]

This whole woodworking thing is really a sharpening thing. Rob Cosman’s 32 seconds to sharp on a plane blade, you banging out a burr in 26 seconds, actually 2 burrs, Rex Krueger, Matt Estlea all making it look so easy. I really need to practice more sharpening. Today is New Years Eve, perhaps once everyone gets well on their way to jolly I slip in the shop and sharpen a few tools. lololol. Just Kidding of course. Thanks for the great comparison of tools and being fair and honest about the options. The accuburr seem super simple for curves. Have previously done or would you do a video on creating a burr on a curved scraper.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

So true. Hand tools all boil down to sharpening. Here is a video on sharpening curved scrapers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKnMeX5pqpV4rdE

[@lincolndickerson1293]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo thanks

[@davidhouchin2353]

I use to be caught up on micro bevels, angles and a lot more. Now when i sharpen, its more about higher angle (tilt more) for durability, and less angle for razor but not as long lasting. When i started to sharpen other things than plane blades this started happening. Dont really like microbevels anymore as im not using my plane blades in a factory setting to hurry up and just sharpen the baby edge quick.

[@AllanMacMillan]

Interesting that you're looking for the texture as a feature. Rob Cosman has a video showing how he forms a burr on his scrapers, and he uses the polished back of a chisel. His reasoning is that the surface finish of the burnisher will be imparted onto the burr, which will in turn transfer to the wood. Perhaps a test comparing a smooth rod to a textured one is worth trying at some point, just to see if there's any validity to that hypothesis. Edit: Forgot to add, kudos for recommending the competing product!

[@Swarm509]

That would be an interesting test for sure! One thing though, after watching a lot of youtubers/tutorials, is that eventually people pick a method and if it works stick with it. Probably, in reality, both methods are just fine and if it keeps working/is fast/has good results use it. This is why I tell people to try out a lot of methods early on as they learn, eventually a few will stick as ideal for you. For instance I use a Rob Cosman method to sharpen my handplane irons, but much prefer Paul Sellers method for sharpening chisels. It can be weird how things pan out.

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing this video.

[@danstarks]

Great video

[@ianpearse4480]

Burrfect review as always. Cool.

[@Jeff034]

Compare with the veritas burnished??

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Those are a step down from both of these.

[@ethanos2577]

I use the shank of an all carbide router bit. They’re about 20 usd

[@contessa.adella]

Wouldn’t a 1/4” hss drill bit shank burnish a burr. Could even use it in a wood handle. Put it in a drill press and you can file that shallow vee groove effect in it too…..Any thoughts!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That can work. But the harder the steel is the easier it is to turn the burr. That's why I love people end up going to a carbide rod. Though some people use a file with a safe side. Or you can use an old knife sharpening steel.

[@Adamant4160]

The best burr I get come from a cheap kitchen knife honing rod. I tried the shank of a carbide endmill and it was ok. But, then again it was polished

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

A good knife steel does amazing work.

[@tatehogan5685]

If not for the price tag I'm sure I would benefit from that thing, however with 5 children I think I'll stick to practicing with the old school method!

[@walterrider9600]

thank you. question please . is it possible to put too much pressure on the angle and just take the burr off ?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yes. You don't need a huge amount of down pressure. Usually it's better to do a few more courses with low pressure than one really hard one.

[@walterrider9600]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo thank you

[@mickleblade]

I suspect the accurod is also more consistent, I can use my burnisher, but the burr quality is variable

[@timort2260]

that would of made life easier but after lot of practice its worth learning the skill

[@Heseblesens]

I don't know how much of a difference in the sharpness of the scraper there is in the average use, but I know I would want my burnisher to be big enough that my sausage sized fingers got a firm grip on it 😄. That Accu Burr look petite. 😊

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I know a lot of people end up putting a handle on both sides.

[@Heseblesens]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo That would certainly fix it! 👍

[@Swarm509]

@@Heseblesens The makers plan to sell it with handles once they get into full production, but it doesn't look like it would be hard to add some shop made ones. At the very least the small size makes it easy/cheap to ship!

[@lincolndickerson1293]

Maybe you could add the handy groove to yours?

[@thepewplace1370]

He probably could but thats why the price is different: carbide is hard to work with, and as he says, he gets the price on the plain rod because the mfg is already making thousands of rods that size

[@arvingoins9459]

just though I would say I liked the video

[@johnmm]

I notice Lost Art Press sells one at a similar price to the Accu Burr - the Arno Burnisher. Anyone used an Arno Burnisher? Good? Thanks

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

It's a good one. It's a bit slower though as you have to burnish both sides of the card with it.

[@pettere8429]

Here I am turning the burr with the back of a chisel or gauge I am not too fussy about.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That works like a charm.

[@warkitty3426]

So that’s why I haven’t gotten my saw kit seven months after ordering from Blackburn…

[@benjaminadair9548]

How many thousandth are your card scrappers?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

0.035"

[@benjaminadair9548]

Thank you James

[@alandesgrange9703]

Wow! $40 seems pretty steep for a small metal rod. But, if it works, I guess it's a onetime purchase.

[@thepewplace1370]

Carbide ain't cheap and it lasts for a long time. That's one of the main things that sets those 150 dollar saw blades apart from the 40 dollar ones: the significantly greater amount of carbide on them allowing multiple resharpenings.

[@philaandrew100]

Nice toy but for $90 AUD just a bit overpriced for what it is. Hopefully a tool supplier here will do an import deal with the manufacturer..

[@kendallk1130]

HNT Gordon & Co has them!

[@cmmake]

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[@dale1956ties]

For 17 bucks compared to 40, I'd learn how to use yours. Not even a contest.

[@MartinPaulsen87]

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[@logans212]

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[@zed42]

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[@wolflahti412]

$40 versus $17 for similar results? No contest.

[@DigitalVideoFromOz]

Here's another opinion. The smoother the burnishing rod is, the more polished the burr resulting from it. Just like rough sand paper gives less of a polish; a rougher burnisher will give a rougher burr. If you want a "toothy burr" use a textured burnisher. If you want the sharpest burr, go for the most polished burnisher.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

You would think that, but under microscope that is not the case. the burnisher does not grind like sand paper or a sharpening stone it pushes the metal.

[@scottmartinezguitarandbass]

I just got the accu burr, and I got a better edge from my other burnisher. In fact, I used the accu burr and then tried to use my scraper. Not sharp. I burnished it with my cheap burnisher and it worked better.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@FornaxusCrucible]

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[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Carvide also works well on creating a burr on M2 steel woodturning scrapers. Makes a finer, more long lasting burr than most woodturners create just with a grinder. I did a video a while back on creating a carbide burnisher from a used carbide end mill. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKqiXumo9eemaM

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Both of these that I showed are carbide.

[@davidhouchin2353]

Rusty screwdriver for texture 😅

[@jimbates3557]

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[@WolfPawArmoury]

first

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Woot woot. Congrats on first!

[@doriWyo]

"The bee's knees?" Lame!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

An oldie but a goodie.

[@gregorymcdaniel2390]

Just watched your files and rasp video and I must say you look and act much different hah. No offense but you were acting like a withdrawing addict being forced to make a video hah. So skinny and gittery. You look healthy and act natural here

[@jflo445]

I would not support any Blackburn tools anymore.

[@zidnyknight3611]

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