Amber – Polishing Kit
with Natural Amber, Textile Cord, and Sandpaper
Quick Instructions:
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Shape the amber into the desired form using the coarse sandpaper (80 grit). The weathered outer crust should be completely sanded away.
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Use the fined sandpaper with a little water in three stages: start with 180 grit, then 320 grit and finish with 600 grit to remove any deeper scratches and chieve a smooth surface.
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Polish the pendant to a high gloss on a cotton cloth using ordinary toothpaste.
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Thread the textile cord through the drilled hole, tie a knot, and your beautiful amber pendant is ready!
The Amber Polishing Kit Includes:
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1 × Natural amber
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4 × Sandpaper sheets (80 / 180 / 320 600 grit)
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1 × Textile cord (approx. 1 m)
What is Amber?
Amber is fossilized tree resin, also known as petrified resin, from coniferous and deciduous trees. It formed during the Middle to Late Eocene period (around 40 million years ago) from the resin of giant conifer forests that once covered what is now Scandinavia.
Among all types of amber, Baltic amber is the best known and the most economically and culturally significant. The German word "Bernstein" ("amber") comes from the word "brennen" ("to burn"), because amber burns.
The Greek name for amber, "Elektron," lives on in the word "electricity." The Romans called amber "succinum" ("sap"), correctly assuming that it originated from tree sap. According to Pliny, the Germanic peoples called it "glaesum" ("glass").