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burnish

In ceramics, the process of smoothing and polishing. A burnisher, a tool with a smooth, rounded stone or metal surface, is used to achieve the required degree of finish.



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Worktables held the tools of the trade: small piles of gold leaf, brushes to apply it, blunt hematite burnishers to polish it, jars filled with quills, bottles of soot-black ink, small tins of brilliant hues.
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It is durable, resists tearing, generates very little dust and can be used on all types of ultra-high-speed burnishers, with excellent results on 3M floor finishes.
 
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