Shaping tool and method of shaping a workpiece

Abstract

A shaping tool for shaping and polishing a workpiece. The shaping tool comprises a rigid shaping part for shaping the workpiece in use by movement of an outwardly facing surface of the rigid shaping part and a surface of the workpiece against each other so as to remove material from at least a part of the workpiece; and a polishing surface biasable towards a first position in which said polishing surface protrudes relative to an adjacent region of the outwardly facing surface of the rigid shaping part, wherein the polishing surface is moveable to a second position in which the polishing surface lies level with said adjacent region of the outwardly facing surface of the rigid shaping part. When the shaping tool is applied to a workpiece to remove material therefrom and polish the workpiece, the polishing surface, while moving against that part of the workpiece, is biased towards the first position so as to contact the part of the workpiece from which material was removed by the rigid shaping part thereby polishing that part of the workpiece.

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