The Art of Rock Polishing

Rock polishing is used to create finely rounded stones that can be used in jewellery and ornaments. It is an art that has become a big business.
Comments on article "The Art of Rock Polishing"
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5512 it was, intresting, seems fun. ill have to try it 8/12/2008
ANONYMUS HEY HEY HEY 5/27/2008
virendra beekno sir
could you please give me a curriculum waht should be studied in a course module injewelry polishing and finishicng.

thank you
2/23/2008
rick Nice but where can I find a chart of hardness of rocks? 10/16/2006
jar This article was a good intro to rock polishing. Thanks! 9/23/2006
Boris Helpful introductory article about electric tumblers. 6/17/2006
cheap is there a way to polish a gem without a tumbaler 10/7/2005
nancyogc I also have petoskey and other stones that I would like to enhance but don't need a heavy polishing. I have used shellac, but don't really care for that. C'mon - somebody help! 8/9/2005
Ed Beeby my father polished Petosky stone in the basement. He used a grinder with a special wheel-I guess. Now I would like to polish a few interesting stones I have found. What is yhe best and cheapest way to start.
would appreciate your comments.-Thanks
8/5/2005
Lewann Sowersby This really didn't tell him how to polish stones without a tumbler. I'd like an answer to his question also. 11/19/2004
George Schultz I'm looking for polishing procedures, with out the use of a tumbler i.e take a rock size off 1"
and shape it to my standerds and polish it.
Can you please tel me how, and what to use for a high quility end
product.
Thank you,
Regards
9/21/2004
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