Well, I suppose if you enjoy your art having a permanent reminder of the welder's bad day, then raw welds are perfect. Those heat tints might look like memory, but to me, they often just look like someone forgot the grinder. Polishing isn't about perfection, it's about deciding which mistakes are charming and which are just sloppy. Leaving everything raw feels less like character and more like an excuse for not finishing the job. But hey, if it sells, call it authenticity. I'll be over here with my smooth, featureless spheres.

Seriously, that perceived security can be a real deterrent, though.