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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« Reply #40 on: December 17, 2014, 04:50:07 pm »

Dear David,
    Try to weigh ALL points before buying a bottle. When I look at a bottle, I always try to find reasons why NOT to buy.
   First, if I don't like it esthetically.
Then, if I do like it, but there is a problem, such as hollowing, or the finish of the surface, or damage, or a badly made footrim or neck or mouth, or age, etc.
   ONLY if it passes all hurdles, and I feel the price is not too high (up to 20% OVER accepted market value), will I buy it.
Best,
Joey



Dear Joey,

It is at least one order of magnitude harder to polish the grounds. I tried polishing wood and now totally understand the difficulty to have a smooth symmetrical ground.

I was weighting the ground way too lightly. In the future for overlay carved or hard stones with relief, I will rank the ground right after whether I like the design or not.

Warmly and shocked,
David
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