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	Hairline	Cast & relief	Hand-beaten	Mirror
Family	Polished	Cast	Textured	Polished
How it looks	A fine unidirectional grain.	Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished.	Formed entirely by hand.	Fully reflective.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Brass, bronze, aluminium	Brass, copper	Stainless steel, brass, copper, bronze
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors
Worth knowing	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.	A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling.	No two panels are the same, and that is the reason to choose it — a sample approves a character and a range, not a match.	Shows every fingerprint and every scratch, so it belongs where it will be looked at and not handled.
Looking after it	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.	A soft brush for the relief, a damp cloth for the face.	As for hammered: a soft brush, a damp cloth, nothing abrasive.	A soft dry cloth for dust and a damp one for marks — never anything abrasive, which scratches a mirror surface permanently.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample