How would the 18th century gun smith finish brass parts. I know that a file would be used to get the part to final shape, and brick dust would be used for the final polish. What was used after the file to get rid of the file marks, so the brick dust can do it's work?
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Capt. Jas.
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scraped and burnished
Capt. Jas. said:
I'm familiar with scraping and burnishing wood, but I didn't know you could do it to brass. I have a set of cabinet scrapers. Do I use them on the brass, or are there different scrapers designed for scraping metal? What tool's best for burnishing brass? Thanks!
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Filed. MAYBE polished with pumice on a pad, MAYBE burnished. Filed and sent out the door. Old brass has file marks all over it.
Now, if you were Hermann Bongarde or somebody, your metal was pretty finely polished...but everybody else, not so much.
Now, if you were Hermann Bongarde or somebody, your metal was pretty finely polished...but everybody else, not so much.
