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Online Bill Houghton

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Re: Any jewelers here?
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2019, 08:50:26 AM »

Fourth over from the bottom right - brown handle, short oval smooth shaft - is probably a scraper burnisher.

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Re: Any jewelers here?
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2019, 09:00:04 PM »
"is probably a scraper burnisher."

I believe that is most likely correct.   I have a similar one which has rounded edges and a curved "blade".

Offline Chillylulu

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Re: Any jewelers here?
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2019, 09:22:46 PM »


"is probably a scraper burnisher."

I believe that is most likely correct.   I have a similar one which has rounded edges and a curved "blade".


Straight up burnisher.  Jewelers use those all the time.  Also come with agate ends.  Burnishers have a lot of uses, but one of the most common uses is to smooth metal over the edges of cabochons. I use the agate one for keum bo. Basically you heat up silver and burnish a very thin piece of gold onto the silver. After being fused together and burnished the join is permanent.


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