What is a stone finish?
The stone finish is in fact the final processing features of the front face that the natural stones achieve in the processing operations. Depending on the stone applications, a variety of stone finishes are processed. For instance, polished finish features the shiny and glossy aspects in which the light is perfectly reflected from the surface as it is in the mirror.
What are the techniques required for finish processing?
There are multiple techniques in order to make the final finish on the surface of natural stones in which different tools are employed depending on the stone applications. In a vast majority of the techniques, stone abrasives are planted in the specific successive plates of the processing line with the aim of enforcing the finishes onto the stone surfaces in some cyclic motions. Other techniques are also applied using water pressure, heat, impact, ... in order to develop the final finishes on the natural stones.
What are the types of stone finishes?
The most common stone finishes that are achieved through different types of stone abrasives and other processing techniques are as follow:
- honed
- leathered
- bush-hammered
- sandblasted
- flamed
- split face
The definitions for each type of finish in addition to the applications are summarized in the table below.
| Finish | Processing Tools and Technique | Applications |
| honed | The abrasives up to 400# grit with the succession of specific honing abrasives | It is used where matt finish with less shininess is needed so that the intrinsic specs of the stone are reflected by light |
| leathered | diamond filaments | It is used where a textured finish is needed to represent the rustic nature of the stone |
| bush-hammered | bush hammer wheels | It is used where a chiseled surface is needed to resist against slip |
| sandblasted | mashing and pounding sand grains onto the surface of the stone with the use of water pressure | It is used where high resistance is required against slip through making a granular surface |
| flamed | Heat emission onto the surface with the use of blowtorch | It is used where high resistance against slip is required by flaking off the surface |
| split face | splitting machine with cutting blades | It is used where highly rustic finish is required to represent the maximum naturalness |
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