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by Neural on Apr.30, 2009, under Opals
Opals, for the win!
Well, this confirmed my suspicion about the other stones I’ve been making. It’s not me that is the problem with the low quality finish, and it’s not the machine, it’s the material I’m working with. It just simply won’t polish up. Take a look at the difference between the polish on this opal, and the polish on the Dalmation Jasper in the previous post, and you’ll easily see what I mean. On the opal, the reflection of the light source is nearly perfect. If the stone was a black opal, you’d see even more detail on the light, but the white of the body washes out detail on this one. $30 at our Etsy store
