Im not sure the actual finish process you are supposed to do, but after I put the hash on plates, I take a paper towel and press then flat to get the water out. I repeat this with every run, just piling more on the plates(1 plater per bag) and pressing over and over. This ends up as a big tiedye looking swirl covering the whole plate. I let it gry overnight, and then scrape it of the plate with a razorblade. Then I have a pile of flat chuncks of slightly varying colors(the first pile down is always the lightest, and each one after gets gradually darker). Then I take the pile of shavings and dump them in a plastic bag. After that I just squeeze them all together using the bag and end up with what is pictured.