Homemade burnisher (to sharpen card scrapers)

[@jasonflynnpp144]

Great video

[@TheOldGuyPhil]

Well done! Very nice little project. I love the copper touch. Adds beauty and strength.

[@JacoBadenhorst]

Thank you very much for the comment. Much appreciated.

[@yojoehd]

How did you remove the embossed drill identifiers from the shank of the high speed steel bit? These embossed, drill bit size identifiers would create and uneven and upset metal surface which would compromise the smoothness necessary on a burnishing tool. I know it could be done with abrasives in a lathe, but then the high-speed steel would have to be polished. I don't see this process portrayed in your video.

[@JacoBadenhorst]

@@yojoehd you are correct. It is still there. I just set the depth to have the markings just bellow the copper ferrule leaving a straight shank on the HSS.

[@yojoehd]

@@JacoBadenhorst . Thank you for clearing that issue up for me. I am thinking about getting a large diameter tungsten carbide that is used for TIG welding. Using the high-speed steel bit certainly is the most cost-effective way to create a burnisher. Thanks, Joe.