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Lubricating Your Burnisher for Flush Setting

Learn how a little lubricant before burnishing helps the burnisher glide when flush setting, and also works on saw blades and burs.

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Here is a tip for flush setting: use a little bit of lubricant prior to burnishing! It helps your burnisher move with ease! I’m using @pepetools_usa PepeLube it also works on saw blades, disc cutters and burs! Hope this is helpful! If you have a stone setting tip for us please email me at tips@metalsmithsociety.com #stonesetting #flushsetting

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