Stone for Oyster Bars and Raw Bar Counters: Surface Guide
Stone for oyster bars and raw bar counters: how marble, granite, quartzite, soapstone and quartz handle brine and acid, plus drainage, seams and code basics.
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Stone Fabrication News & Guides
Expert tips, how-to guides, and industry news for stone fabrication professionals. Learn about granite, marble, quartz countertop fabrication, tool maintenance, and shop management.
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Pietra Serena: Working Tuscany's Blue-Grey Sandstone
Pietra Serena guide for fabricators: geology, Florentine history, finishes, cutting, bedding direction, outdoor weathering, sealing and care of the sandstone.
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Botticino Marble: Fabricating Italy's Classic Beige Stone
Botticino marble guide for fabricators: geology, Classico, Semiclassico and Fiorito varieties, cutting, edge polishing, colour matching, sealing and care.
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Tannin and Leaf Stains on Outdoor Stone: Causes and Removal
How to identify tannin and leaf stains on outdoor stone, tell them from rust or oil, and remove them safely with peroxide poultices and oxygen bleach.
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Petrographic Analysis of Dimension Stone: Reading Thin Sections
What an ASTM C1721 petrographic report tells a fabricator: thin sections, mineralogy, microcracks, alteration, and how to read it for tooling and sealing.
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Stone for Campground and Glamping Bathhouses
Stone for campground and glamping bathhouses: freeze-thaw, low-absorption materials, wet slip resistance, ADA heights, anchoring, sealing and winter care.
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Stone for Steakhouses and Chophouse Dining Rooms
Stone fabricator guide to steakhouse bars, tabletops, carving stations and pass counters: heat, wine and grease hazards, finishes, ADA heights and care plans.
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Colorado Yule Marble: Fabricating America's White Marble
Colorado Yule marble guide for fabricators: geology, quarry, current selections, cutting, stun marks, polishing, seam color, sealing and care of white marble.
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Dolostone Slabs: Fabricating Dolomite-Rich Sedimentary Stone
Dolostone is a dolomite-rich sedimentary rock, not marble or quartzite. Acid testing, tooling, porosity, etching, sealing and honed versus polished finishes.
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Laterite and Ironstone: Fabricating Tropical Weathered Stone
Laterite is soft when quarried wet and hardens for good. How iron oxides, clay and porosity change your blade bond, sealing plan and application choices.
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Stromatolite Limestone Slabs: Working Fossil-Layered Stone
Stromatolitic limestone is a soft, acid-sensitive carbonate with built-in weak planes. How to identify, cut, fill, polish and specify layered dimension stone.
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Stone Surfaces in Vertical Farms and Hydroponic Facilities
Specifying stone work surfaces for vertical farms: humidity, nutrient salts, pH acids, sanitiser cycles, drainage falls, seam detail and sealing choices.
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Arkose Slabs: Fabricating Feldspar-Rich Sandstone
Arkose is sandstone with at least 25 percent feldspar. How cement type, porosity, and mineralogy change blade choice, polishing, sealing, and best uses.
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