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278235 Brian Welch <brian.w.welch@g...> 2024‑02‑03 Re: burnishing Tried & True
On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 3:38 AM Richard Wilson <
yorkshireman@y...> wrote:

>
> Is the polissoir really as simple as photo’s make it appear though?   Take
> a decent handful of straight stalks, and ‘simply’ bind them together?


Hi Richard,

There is a Lost Art Press blog post with an excerpt from Roubo on how to
make one from a  broom and apparently it is that easy. Haven’t tried one
myself, but finishing a project isn’t really my specialty.

https://blog.lostartpress.com/2019/08/08/make-and-use-a-straw-polissoir/

Brian

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