Make a Leather Craft Burnisher/ Creaser

by rshulman in Workshop > Tools

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Make a Leather Craft Burnisher/ Creaser

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made from a scrap 2x4 in about a half hour or less

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hopefully these instructions were easy to follow. good luck!

Get a Piece of Scrap. I Used a 2x4 I Had Kicking Around the Shop.

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Mark out the width you want your burnisher and 1/2 inch marks where your drill holes will go.

Drill

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i used 5 different bits and a drill press to ensure my holes where straight through the board. you could use a hand drill if that's all you have.

Rip It

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i cut down the center (actually to the off cut side off my line) of the holes on the table saw.
then i trimmed off a bit of the width to for my hand nicer.

Sand Sand Sand!

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i rounded all of my edges and sanded down my handle to a near point to use as a creaser.
then i sanded everything nice and smooth with the palm sander, and sand paper.

That's About It!

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you could throw some varnish or some finish coat on it if you'd like. other than that... your done!