Here is a tip for making your own burnishers to cut silver (like the inside/outside of a bezel) from
@jewelrymonk - “I took an inexpensive steel wax probe, or awl, and trimmed, sharpened, and polished it. One is a point and the other is sharpened to have an edge. I use these to get into hard to get areas and shave and polish my silver. To create the tools I trim them with a separating disc, shape them with a snap on disc or a whetstone, and polish them by rubbing them on an index card with yellow rouge on it. You can see a quick YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/XaXVLR6a12c “ Doug has many awesome tutorials available on his YouTube and website jewelrymonk.com and I’m so excited to have him as part of our community!
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