Because of the silica content of horsetail and bamboo, I wonder whether 
they might be less effective in producing and polishing a smooth 
surface, though they might prove useful as abrasive. Maybe someone could 
do a test.

fwiw
Don

On 2024-02-04 11:02 a.m., rumwrks wrote:
> Another option other than the broom corn straw is horsetails (the plant aka
> Equisetum arvense).  One of the polissoir promulgators had a rather long
> article on this but I can't remember if it was don's barn or schwartz or
> one of the other folks.  Anyway it was supposed to also work quite well and
> may likely be available at the local slough for the cost of picking..
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