Where do I find it, one, one like it? What is it CALLED?

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I recently saw a Gizmo for Burnishing Shafts, and Tips.

I will Describe it a Piece of Leather approx 4-6 Inches Long, and 5/8-3/4 Inch Wide. It is concaved and supposedly treated with some formal.

It was packages in a Clear Plastic Tube, and I believe a Name or something was Branded into the Smooth Side.

It worked real well, but the guy who had it forgot the name, or where he bought it. Any Ideas?
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sounds like what I use,,,strip of surplus leather (from the cub scouts) and treated with mink oil boot polish,,,it seems to get better with age,,,
 

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Bruce S. de Lis said:
I recently saw a Gizmo for Burnishing Shafts, and Tips.
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Brown grocery bags cut into little pieces do a great job of burishing tips.
Raw leather is what I use for the shaft.

Tracy
 
Rackin_Zack said:
It sounds like this:
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I bet that is what he meant. I had a Viking cue once, the shaft was finished with something that melted when I burnished it. It was a real mess.

Tracy
 
I went to a local shoe repair shop and asked for a scrap of un-dyed leather. A piece was given free from which I cut a strip about 1"x5". I left it as is, un-treated with anything, and it works great... :)

Troy
 
Any piece of untreated leather works great & I'm not so sure that it even needs to be untreated. I also like Micro Mesh polishing cloth, 8000 grit...which is equivilant to 2500 grit wet/dri sandpaper. Google for Micro Mesh.
 
Burnishing

Just rip off the leather from an old pair of Levis jeans.It works as well as anything you could buy.
 
Chamoise

bobroberts said:
Just rip off the leather from an old pair of Levis jeans.It works as well as anything you could buy.
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I had a shammy I used for drying my cars and used it yesterday on my cues since I was going to throw it out and it works great!!!!! :D

n. pl. cham·ois (shmz)

1. An extremely agile goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of mountainous regions of Europe, having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.
2. also cham·my or sham·my (shm)pl. cham·mies
1. A soft leather made from the hide of this animal or other animals such as deer or sheep.
2. A piece of such leather, or a cotton fabric made to resemble it, used as a polishing cloth or in shirts.
3. A moderate to grayish yellow.
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How'd they do it in the old days? Spit, friction and a pair of Levi's. Hell, Earl, has proved you can chalk your ferrule and still play top speed.
 
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I would go for the Q-wiz all day over those pieces of stiff half circle leather. Far better product IMO, very easy to burnish a shaft to extreme heat and it cleans the shaft alot better then the things in this thread as well.
 
The best and easiest to use and carry is either a dollar billl or a business card. Business cards are always available and can be thrown away after using.
 
I buy a pair of leather work gloves and cut the palms out. The last pair I purchased was 99 cents at the hardware store.
 
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