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I'm thinking some more, and guessing that scrapers and burnishers were probably used more than we would imagine as well. A burnishing rod would just look like a piece of scrap iron after it's buried for a while, not likely that it would be identified as anything other than part of a scrap hoard. It seems like the hook on a scraper edge would also be unlikely to preserve well enough to identify it as such. The fullers on Japanese swords are finished by burnishing, if I recall correctly, so it stands to reason that other cultures probably would have used the technique as well.
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I agree.....the more I learn, the more I believe that they were more than capable of producing any finish they wanted.
I am sure there was the 'lower cost' farmers version that may have just been left as a forge finish as well as the upmarket polished version for the wealthy. Kevin. |
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thanks. kevin. |
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