I believe these are unpolished.Very nice , awesome polishing
Polished by nature!I believe these are unpolished.
Of course .... I stand corrected.Polished by nature!
There is no way you can know that from the pictures. I have handled hundreds of specimens, some hand polished and many not. I have practiced the lapidary arts for many years and am quite familiar with all of the processes for polishing stones. I still have a lot of my original equipment. Additionally, I have picked up hundreds of river stones that had more polish than these exhibit. While I cannot definitively state that these have or have not been polished without handling them, my experience with stones, both found and made, leads me to believe that none of these stones have been polished by man. There is a practice used sometimes where wax is applied and this is a fairly common procedure, but one that purists balk at.All were polished by mankind, some more than others.
Last year, I was googling something about this but couldn't find what I was looking for. Maybe you can help.There is a practice used sometimes where wax is applied and this is a fairly common procedure, but one that purists balk at.
Butcher's Wax will give at a nice sheen and show its color. That would be my first choice. The wax is durable but can also be removed.Last year, I was googling something about this but couldn't find what I was looking for. Maybe you can help.
I have a naturally rounded granite rock that, when wet, looks exactly like my granite counter tops. I was looking for a way to get it to stay looking wet, without actually being wet. My initial thought was to try nail polish, but if there is something else that is made for that, I'd love to know.