Hello, Chilly. I will go with burnisher. Would this be used to put a hook on a scraper blade? Thanks, Lou
That can be one use. Burnishers are used in many ways. One way I use them is in silver smithing. I have both metal burnishers and agate burnishers. You can work harden and polish gold or silver with one.
There is a technique called "keum bo" wherein you heat up silver and burnish gold to the surface. It locks the gold to the silver on a molecular level. The gold layer us thin, but not quite so thin as gold leaf.
I also use burnishers in leather work. For instance if I were making a belt, the edges would be burnished. They are also used when tooling leather, especially by advanced leather workers.
I have a smithing burnisher that has the same profile as your tool, but with a different handle.
To put a curl on a scraper I would use a straight burnisher, in a pinch you can use a drill bit on the smooth part. I have a straight Starrett that works great on scrapers, even though the tip is broke.
Burnishers are hardened, they rarely look worn at the business end.
Chilly
