ENJOYED this video - nicely done! One small thing - I think "burnishing" involves the use of METAL. What you did is most commonly termed BONING a wooden object's surface. Baseball players will "bone" the surface of their BATS to harden the surface & prevent splitting, and a large bone or aantler would be the perfect tool they would use... I LIKE the idea of TWO holes - I'm going to try this soon. KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS! M ark Vogt / VOGTLAND OUTDOORS
Thanks so much for the comment. I'm fairly certain that the terms are used interchangeably. I've seen metal, bone, antler, glass, and stones used to "burnish" wool and even clay. But I would concede that most of the common uses for "burnish" are metal on metal, like making a card scraper.
From a leathercraft perspective, the term "burnishing" is used interchangeably with "slicking" to describe using a hard smooth tool to compress and smooth the edges of a piece of leather. The tool can be made from anything, including wood. I've seen wood burnishers, bone burnishers, plastic burnishers, metal burnishers, and even glass burnishers. I'm not sure if the term is exclusive to using a metal tool to compress fibers.
I haven't sold any. I use them for nalbinding (see my video on nalbinding with plarn th-cam.com/video/erU26k5-M5w/w-d-xo.html ) and just love making my own stuff, as you already know! I have shared a few of these with my fiber working friends....but I can get compulsive about making things. Even with the ones I've given away, I've about 30+ of these, and I'm ready to make at least another dozen!
@@BeercanBushcraft There are SO many parts of bushcraft/survival to get into, so I always suggest people find what they love, which means trying and dropping others. I've done flint knapping and forging, but discovered they don't fit my interests or time as well as others. Do what you love and enjoy!
Good question! I had to pull out some needles to measure, but it looks like anything from 1/8" to 1/4" Just depends on the width and thickness of the wood was, and what I had handy.
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ENJOYED this video - nicely done!
One small thing - I think "burnishing" involves the use of METAL. What you did is most commonly termed BONING a wooden object's surface. Baseball players will "bone" the surface of their BATS to harden the surface & prevent splitting, and a large bone or aantler would be the perfect tool they would use...
I LIKE the idea of TWO holes - I'm going to try this soon.
KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS!
M ark Vogt / VOGTLAND OUTDOORS
Thanks so much for the comment. I'm fairly certain that the terms are used interchangeably. I've seen metal, bone, antler, glass, and stones used to "burnish" wool and even clay. But I would concede that most of the common uses for "burnish" are metal on metal, like making a card scraper.
From a leathercraft perspective, the term "burnishing" is used interchangeably with "slicking" to describe using a hard smooth tool to compress and smooth the edges of a piece of leather. The tool can be made from anything, including wood. I've seen wood burnishers, bone burnishers, plastic burnishers, metal burnishers, and even glass burnishers. I'm not sure if the term is exclusive to using a metal tool to compress fibers.
Very well made - do you sell them?
This is the sort of thing I'd make but never use!!! I'd get someone else to use it 😂
Cheers, all the best 👍 🍻
I haven't sold any. I use them for nalbinding (see my video on nalbinding with plarn th-cam.com/video/erU26k5-M5w/w-d-xo.html ) and just love making my own stuff, as you already know! I have shared a few of these with my fiber working friends....but I can get compulsive about making things. Even with the ones I've given away, I've about 30+ of these, and I'm ready to make at least another dozen!
@@jeffandthings77 for some reason I've never got into that whole textile, fur/hide, netting area of Bushcraft and Survival! Maybe I should?
@@BeercanBushcraft There are SO many parts of bushcraft/survival to get into, so I always suggest people find what they love, which means trying and dropping others. I've done flint knapping and forging, but discovered they don't fit my interests or time as well as others. Do what you love and enjoy!
@@jeffandthings77 yes absolutely totally agree 👍 It's why I got into locksport, another survival skill. Bushcraft and Survival are massive subjects.
What size drill do you use?
Good question! I had to pull out some needles to measure, but it looks like anything from 1/8" to 1/4" Just depends on the width and thickness of the wood was, and what I had handy.
@@jeffandthings77 Thanks, Greatly appreciate the information.