This chapter introduces a novel approach for recognizing metal surfaces processed through various operations such as milling, turning, and grinding. The approach involves feature extraction using Gabor filter banks and the utilization of machine learning techniques to facilitate surface recognition. Furthermore, to enhance the interpretability of the model, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) principles are applied. This is achieved by calculating SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) values for each extracted feature, shedding light on the decision-making process and improving the system's trustworthiness. The Gabor filter with a theta value of 0.79 radians (45°), sigma 5, and lambda value of 0.5 consistently emerged as the most influential feature across all classes. The results of testing on both the train and test data demonstrate a high accuracy and precision for the machine learning model.