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   Burnishing
   Dry polishing of a hardened unfired piece to produce a glaze-like surface which may be fired.
   Found op http://www.studiocrafts.com/Craftscapes/glossary.html
   
   
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   Burnishing
   Rubbing a surface with stone or a hard implement condensing the surface and creating a reflective surface. In gilding, rubbing the clay and/gold surface with a hound's tooth, agate or hematite stone. Burnishing a water-gilt surface produces the most reflective gold surface possible. Burnishing is of...
   Found op http://www.antiquerestorers.com/Articles/GOLD/GLOSSARY2.html
   
   
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   Burnishing
   Polishing by friction. In woodturning this is usually carried out by holding a handful of shavings against the revolving workpiece. The shavings should come from the work being burnished.
   Found op http://www.turningtools.co.uk/glossary/glossary.html
   
   
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   Burnishing
   The process of finishing a metal surface by contact with another harder metal to improve it. To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish.
   Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/b/u/burnishing/source.html
   
   
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   Burnishing
   A method of engraving on metal that allows for wider line widths than diamond engraving without having to rout deeply into the material. It is a surface technique generally done on coated metals such as lacquered brass. A faceted, rotating tool called a burnisher removes the lacquer coating and expo...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829
   
   
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   Burnishing
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burnish
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/burnishing/
   
   
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   burnishing
   (from the article `pottery`) When the clay used in early pottery was exceptionally fine, it was sometimes polished or burnished after firing. Such pottery—dating back to 6500 and ...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/132
   
   
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   Burnishing
   The technique whereby gold or silver is brought to a high finish by rubbing the surface with a hard smooth object such as agate or other hardstone, a dog's tooth (presumably removed from the dog) or very high grade steel.
   Found op http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/glossaryframes.htm
   
   
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   BURNISHING
   Shiny or lustrous spots on a paint surface caused by rubbing.
   Found op http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles/GeneralArticles/GLOSSARYTERMS.htm
   
   
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    BURNISHING
    Shiny or lustrous spots on a paint surface caused by rubbing.
    Found op http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles/GeneralArticles/GLOSSARYTERMS.htm
    
    
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    BURNISHING
    The act of rubbing greenware (clay) with any smooth tool to polish it, and tighten the surface.
    Found op http://www.modernsculpture.com/glossary.htm
    
    
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    Burnishing
    [metal] Burnishing is the plastic deformation of a surface due to sliding contact with another object. Visually, burnishing smears the texture of a rough surface and makes it shinier. Burnishing may occur on any sliding surface if the contact stress locally exceeds the yield strength of the ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnishing_(metal)
    
    

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