All Around The Wrekin

Saturday, 29 September 2012

White spirit A flammable liquid used as a thinner for stop out varnish and cleaning off pitch. Work hardening Work hardening is the strength...

Ultrasonic cleaning This is a cleaning device that uses ultrasound, together with a solution of cleaning solvent to clean jewellery componen...

Table The largest facet on the top of a cut gemstone. Tang The slender prong at the back end of a file, intended as a means of attaching a h...

Although commercially produced sanding sticks are readily available, it is both cheaper and more flexible to make them at home. Any fine-gra...

Polishing, buffing and finishing are all terms for the same process, namely the removal of scratches from a surface to create the desired le...

Chamois leather and felt covered buff sticks are traditional hand tools for polishing an item to a professional standard. Leather buff stick...

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness was created in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs. The Mohs scale rates the scr...