Sand a Greenstone Pendant

I wish I had found a page like this when I started getting into carving greenstone.  I have put this together as a way to share what I have learnt about how to do it with all that are interested.  So this is all about how I go about sanding greenstone, or pounamu, or jade, or what ever you call it where you are from.

This post is all about showing sanding greenstone and how I go...

From This

To This

Sanding the Greenstone

Progress Photos from the beginning of sanding at P120 grit sand paper through to the finish of sanding at P1200.

Greenstone Before any sanding

After P120 

After P150 

After P180 

After P220 

After P240 

After P280 

After P320 

After P360 

After P400 

After P600 

After P800 

After P1000 

After P1200 

At each stage there is only what seems to be a small bit of progress with each sanding level but when you put the start and finish photos of the greenstone pendant side by side you can see the difference.

Finishing/Polishing

This is the most exciting part when the final beauty of the greentsone is revealed.

Here is what the greenstone pendant looks like.

 I love the deep greens and black inclusions on this piece of greenstone.