disco005 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I thought I would post a picture of a marble which I know has been buffed, for reference. You can tell it's been buffed by the way the white whispy glass is not all connected, if you understand what I'm saying. It's a very nice marble, but I like to know when I'm buying a buffed or polished marble, doesn't hurt to spread the knowledge. The seller listed it as a buffed marble, so I wasn't duped, I bought it to use as a reference. Does anyone else have any good pictures of buffed/polished marbles? Or have any other tell-tale signs? Thanks, -Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 This is a fine example and also a patently obvious example. Often the buffing is much more subtle anywhere from rubbing over Levi jeans during a half hour TV sitcom to a felt attachment to a small Rotary Power Tool. As far as I've gone is the Levis route and often just to make the baby shine. The marble shown above is a walking (Oops, rolling) example of anything but subtlety. I'm sure elsewhere guidelines for determining buffing or polishing status have been posted but I'll see what I can put together as the most salient features to look for. It mostly comes with practice and a 10x and a good Mag-Lite. And anyone who cares to jump into this thread is I'm sure welcome. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Here's a pair of pix showing how the poles can open up on an onionskin during polishing. I think they were from ebay. They were posted in a previous discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 anyone have examples of polished pelts? Those can look odd .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplattmanSS Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Here's a couple of Pelt's I worked on.... But, the best results come from Handmades in my opinion..... S~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 But, the best results come from Handmades in my opinion..... S~ I agree. Splattman worked over a couple of my handmades and they turned out fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco005 Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 I do have some polished Pelts that a friend was kind enough to share with me awhile back. I'll dig em out this morning and get some shots in. They do have a very strange appearance. I have a few handmades that I might like to see polished, but still not sure about it yet. -Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco005 Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Here are two Pelts which were polished or buffed. -Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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