Valk says that is because in Chinese, puyu means raw jade, which has a fine luster but not a glaring shine. Though just steps away from busy roads, the hotel projects an ambiance of Xanadu ...

Jade, and the tooling of jade ... He had to call in professional lapidaries to help with the cutting and polishing, but still managed to turn out some 100 pieces in his own workshop.

Jade is not found in Britain and this axe was ... We are talking about hour upon hour of grinding against stone and then polishing with fine sand or silt and water and then rubbing backwards ...

In a new mini-documentary video from Microsoft, we get a closer look at designer Andy Chi's process, which involves sourcing the jade, cutting it with CNC machinery, and also using hand-polishing ...

Natural, authentic, real and untreated jade is usually only treated with a plum juice wash or beeswax polish as it then will retain its true, natural color. Jade is used in special jewelry pieces ...

We are talking about hour upon hour of grinding against stone, and then polishing with fine sand or ... because this tool is made from jade, or, to give it its precise geological term, jadeite.