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  2. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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    A honed finish provides a smooth, satin-like ("eggshell"), nonreflective surface. More textured finishes include brush-hammered, sandblasted, and thermal. A brush-hammered finish, similar to a houndstooth pattern, creates a rough, but uniformly patterned surface with impact tools varying in coarseness. A sandblasted surface provides an ...

  3. Honing (metalworking) - Wikipedia

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    The surface of a honed workpiece. Honing is an abrasive machining process that produces a precision surface on a metal workpiece by scrubbing an abrasive grinding stone or grinding wheel against it along a controlled path. Honing is primarily used to improve the geometric form of a surface, but can also improve the surface finish.

  4. Surface finishing - Wikipedia

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    One takes great care to remove any surface defects in the metal, like pits, that could allow bacteria to grow. A #4 dairy or sanitary finish is produced by polishing with a 180–240 grit belt or wheel finish softened with 120–240 grit greaseless compound or a fine non-woven abrasive belt or pad. #6 Finish. Also known as a fine satin finish.

  5. Polished concrete - Wikipedia

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    Satin (Honed) Images of objects being reflected have a matte appearance. 10 - 39 3: Polished Images of objects being reflected do not have a sharp and crisp appearance but can be easily identified. 40 - 69 4: Highly Polished Images of objects being reflected have a sharp and crisp appearance as would be seen in a near-mirror like reflection.

  6. Surface finish - Wikipedia

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    Surface finish, also known as surface texture or surface topography, is the nature of a surface as defined by the three characteristics of lay, surface roughness, and waviness. [1] It comprises the small, local deviations of a surface from the perfectly flat ideal (a true plane ).

  7. Read This Before Choosing Satin vs. Eggshell Paint - AOL

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    Durability and Performance of Satin Paint. Satin paint is very durable, making it great for high-traffic areas. Satin paint can easily be cleaned, though it can lose its sheen if scrubbed too roughly.

  8. Stone flaming - Wikipedia

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    The saw leaves flat surfaces with circular marks. Flaming is done by wetting, and then running an oxygen-acetylene or oxygen-propane torch over the surface. As shown in both pictures, the torch is usually held at a 45-degree angle to the stone, so that released glowing sand grains are blown away in a harmless direction.

  9. Read This Before Choosing Satin vs. Eggshell Paint - AOL

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    Eggshell paint finishes are low luster with a very subtle sheen. Despite its flatter qualities, it will still reflect and bounce light throughout a room, creating depth without appearing overly shiny.