What does "Polish stones" do?

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There is a task in Jeweler's workshop called polish stones - I've had one of my dwarfs doing this task indefinitely, but am not really seeing the results of it. So what does it do exactly?

[Kamamura]

Those are just ordinary stones from Poland.

[Baronfuming]

Polished rock can be used to enhance items, much like gems. Look at some IRL pictures of polished rock, looks pretty cool.

[Smurf-O-Pax]

Isnt it for this rock and glass gem stuff you can create? Thought you need to polish this stuff afterwards, never tried.

[The Trashman]

It should produce cabochons of the stone you're polishing. Those behave like low-value cut gems and they're useful for training up gem cutting/setting without wasting valuable gems

[aptom203]

Turns stones into low value cut gems

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Ahh got it, I see those cabochons in my storage now. Thanks!!