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Marko · 02-06-2022, 04:47 PM

Your handles are beautiful. I’ve been looking at the images over the last few days and thinking about hi-gloss vs matt finishes and after consideration I am partial to the hi-gloss polished finish over the matt. While the matt is cool and can work well in certain colours like terra cotta, the hi-gloss polish is amazingly beautiful. I couldn’t imagine a matt oscuro. What can I say? I like shiny things. Big Grin

Stubble Daddy · 02-06-2022, 05:53 PM

(02-06-2022, 04:47 PM)Marko Wrote: Your handles are beautiful. I’ve been looking at the images over the last few days and thinking about hi-gloss vs matt finishes and after consideration I am partial to the hi-gloss polished finish over the matt. While the matt is cool and can work well in certain colours like terra cotta, the hi-gloss polish is amazingly beautiful. I couldn’t imagine a matt oscuro. What can I say? I like shiny things.

Thanks Mark. I appreciate your interest in my work.

On the subject of matte vs polished;

There seems to be a market for matte/satin finished handles, but the majority of people that buy Trotter handles want a high polish.

In my opinion, a matte/satin finish works well with many solid-color pours, but most of the multi-color pours (like the Oscuro-series), where you want depth and color separation and unique swirling, look much better polished.