Polishing Irons
Description
Description
Polishing irons are the proper tool for polishing leather to smooth out the grain and irregularities, so as to provide an proper surface for gold tooling to be applied.
A smaller size iron is helpful for polishing in between raised bands, while a larger iron allows larger areas to be covered more efficiently. Small has a width of approximately 1.25", and the large has a width of approximately 2".
The 3" barrel was originally developed by Rob Shephard and allows a larger area to be polished smoothly and uniform, an improvement on the original cast versions.