What are the different types of Amber textures? Raw - Frosted - Polished
Raw - Frosted - Polished oh my! What are all these types of Amber and how are they made? In its natural state Amber has a rough outer coating which is known as raw.☀️ Amber jewelers then use a fine bit sander to remove some of this outer coating to create Frosted Amber which is a soft matte finish. ☀️ To create polished Amber the jeweler continues to sand off the outer layer to reveal Amber’s shiny center! Sometimes this look is also created through a tumbling process. ☀️ The term polished can be deceiving as no coating is added to the Amber beads. Ambers center is naturally shiny and the sanding process just removes the outer layers to...