Veritas Variable Burnisher

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.