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Terminology: Finish or Condition

Positive
Negative

More correctly finished
Harder, firmer finished
More uniformly finished
Freer of excess waste down top, over ribs, through bas of leg
Firmer Handling, nicer handling
Trimmer, cleaner fronted
Higher degree of finish
More nicely conditioned

  Over finished, under finished
Soft in finish
Patchy, uneven finish
Wasty down top, over ribs, base of leg
Soft handling
Heavy fronted
Bare over ribs
Extremely over conditioned
Poor, under conditioned

 

 

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