Do you know what Juan Quezada uses to polish his pots? He uses bone. HAS ANYONE SEEN A BONE AROUND HERE? But not just any old bone will do. It has to be from a deer. According to Shelly Dale, the author of the children's book "Juan Quezada", Juan watched all the animals, and saw that "the deer can jump highest, and it's bones are finer and stronger." YEAR LONG PREPARATION A Deer bone is prepared carefully for the burnishing of ollas. First it should be a foreleg bone with joints closed and attached. It must be dried and then wrapped in a cotton cloth and put away in a very dry place for a good year or longer. As the bone cures, it is permeated with the marrow. This allows the bone to glide more easily for excellent polishing. The bone is split lengthwise into four, and then cut into 4 or 5 inch lengths. The lengths are then carefully sanded, starting with a courser grit, and ending with number 600 fine black grit sand or emery paper. JUAN'S POLISHING METHOD Before burnishing, Juan first dries the pot, and then sands it. Next the surface is covered with baby oil. After the baby oil soaks into the clay, and the glisten disappears, he smoothes the surface with a slightly damp cloth. Then a second oil coat and damp cloth smoothing is applied. Next, he polishes the piece either still slightly damp, or completely dry. The bone facilitates a deeper polishing with higher luster in less time than the popular, but inferior stone and oil method.