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Title: Diamond in the rough
Review: Received in 3 days, no problem.Exterior finish is rough granite, but not too abrasive to the hands. I left the outside alone.The inner edge of the bowl's rim was a bit sharp, so I spent a couple minutes rounding it with a Dremel grinder.I refinished the top of the rim, inner surface, and the end of the pestle by hand with 180 grit carborundum paper. This only took 20 minutes or so. I then coated the rim, exterior, and top part of the pestle with grout sealer.The result was a wonderful solid large mortar & pestle, which produces fine-ground ginger, or fresh crushed herbs, with much less effort than my 4-inch mortar. It's the weight of the pestle that does it - one only needs to let the pestle do the work.It is not finely finished as-shipped, but saving $20-40 in exchange for a few minutes hand work with sandpaper was a great deal.Even if you don't want to refinish it yourself, it's still a bargain.
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