We check out the tool room. That’s the biggest Crescent Wrench I’ve ever seen!
This machine tightens knots as part of the process of attaching buoys to the long lines that suspend the oysters in the bay.
The buoys then get replacement ropes and are ready to go.
Enough of this technical stuff – show us the pearls!
But wait, even after we trek to the Paspaley Pearl offices, we have to get step-by-step instruction.
After getting the lowdown on the polishing process, we can hardly be restrained. First they are tumbled.
Then they are graded and sent for polishing.
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