05K3701 - Veritas Variable Burnisher
Cabinet scrapers are among the most useful (and least expensive) tools in a woodworking shop. Unfortunately, many woodworkers have difficulty putting the optimum hook on a scraper for the job at hand. Since scrapers have four working edges, it is possible to make one into a highly versatile tool with each edge having a different cutting characteristic. The problem most people have is choosing the best burnishing angle and then attempting to hold the burnisher at exactly that angle.
Our Variable Burnisher eliminates the problem and makes burnishing easy. It has a carbide rod fixed in a brass hub at an angle. A knob on the face of the body lets you set any angle from 0° to 15°. You rotate the hub to the chosen angle and then lock it into position with the brass thumbscrew. Because the burnisher body is slotted, you can burnish a scraper with confidence that the angle is being maintained.
The high impact-resistant, injection-molded body has brass fittings and uses a polished carbide rod in the business section. Includes complete instructions for forming and using a variety of hook angles, as well as a milled-edge scraper to practise on. Our patented burnishing system makes it possible for anyone to perfectly burnish cabinet scrapers to the desired angle every time.
Made in Canada.
The Variable Burnisher sets any angle from 0° to 15°. You turn a knob on the face of the body to rotate the brass hub to the desired angle, then lock it with the thumbscrew. Most scraper work falls in the 3° to 10° range.
The slot in the body registers against the face of the scraper during burnishing, acting as a guide that keeps the burnisher at the set angle throughout the stroke. This replaces the unreliable technique of trying to hold a freehand angle consistently by feel.
No. The rod is made from polished carbide, which is hard enough that it will not nick or groove the scraper edge even under firm pressure. Carbide is significantly harder than the spring steel used in cabinet scrapers.
Yes. The set includes a milled-edge cabinet scraper for practicing, and complete instructions explaining how to form and use a variety of hook angles on all four edges of the scraper.
Yes – that is one of the main advantages of the Variable Burnisher. Because the angle is repeatable, you can burnish each of the four working edges of a card scraper to a different hook angle, giving you a range of cutting characteristics from a single scraper.
| Materials | High impact-resistant injection-molded body; polished carbide rod; brass hub and fittings |
| Color/Finish | Black and brass |
| Dimensions | 0° to 15° angle set |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Includes | Variable Burnisher; milled-edge cabinet scraper; instructions |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Veritas Variable Burnisher
Cabinet scrapers are among the most useful (and least expensive) tools in a woodworking shop. Unfortunately, many woodworkers have difficulty putting the optimum hook on a scraper for the job at hand. Since scrapers have four working edges, it is possible to make one into a highly versatile tool with each edge having a different cutting characteristic. The problem most people have is choosing the best burnishing angle and then attempting to hold the burnisher at exactly that angle.
Our Variable Burnisher eliminates the problem and makes burnishing easy. It has a carbide rod fixed in a brass hub at an angle. A knob on the face of the body lets you set any angle from 0° to 15°. You rotate the hub to the chosen angle and then lock it into position with the brass thumbscrew. Because the burnisher body is slotted, you can burnish a scraper with confidence that the angle is being maintained.
The high impact-resistant, injection-molded body has brass fittings and uses a polished carbide rod in the business section. Includes complete instructions for forming and using a variety of hook angles, as well as a milled-edge scraper to practise on. Our patented burnishing system makes it possible for anyone to perfectly burnish cabinet scrapers to the desired angle every time.
Made in Canada.
