Burnishing tool

Abstract

A burnishing tool is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as including a first end, a second opposing end, and an elongated intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends. The intermediate portion of the burnishing tool is formed having a general arcuate configuration and includes a main body and a handle. The main body of the intermediate portion comprises a dimensional width greater than the dimensional width of the handle such that the burnishing tool fits comfortably and conveniently within the contour of a hand of a user. Specifically, the configuration of the burnishing tool facilitates sufficient surface area in the handle to facilitate gripping of the present invention and the application of sufficient compression force or pressure against the main body of the intermediate portion with the thumb and forefinger while using the palmar region of a user's hand to apply additional pressure in a controlled manner against the surface or substrate to which the main body or contoured leading edge is applied. Formed at the first end of the burnishing tool is a contoured leading edge. In structural design, the leading edge comprises a soft radius and rounded corners to prevent binding, marring, scratching, gouging, or the like in the surface facing of a substrate or surface upon application. In addition, the leading edge at the first end of the intermediate portion of the burnishing tool is preferably formed having one corner of the leading edge that dimensionally longer than an opposing corner of the edge.

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