Stone for Covered Porches and Verandas
How to choose, finish, slope, seal and maintain stone floors, steps, ledges and tabletops on covered porches and verandas exposed to rain, freeze-thaw and grit.
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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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Sahara Noir Marble: Working Black Stone with Golden Veins
Sahara Noir marble from Tunisia: how to inspect resined slabs, cut, edge and polish black calcite stone, why etching shows, and how to seal and care for it.
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Typhoon Bordeaux Granite: Fabricating Brazil's Flowing Stone
How to fabricate Typhoon Bordeaux granite from Brazil: slab inspection, layout for flowing movement, cutouts, resin-filled fissures, edge polishing and sealing.
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Azul Macaubas Quartzite: Fabricating Brazil's Blue Stone
Azul Macaubas is a blue dumortierite quartzite from Bahia, Brazil. Learn how to identify, cut, polish, reinforce and seal this rare, hard stone correctly.
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Dakota Mahogany Granite: Fabricating South Dakota's Red Stone
Dakota Mahogany granite from Milbank, South Dakota: geology, appearance, verified properties, and practical tips for sawing, polishing and sealing the stone.
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Stony Creek Granite: Working Connecticut's Pink Landmark Stone
Stony Creek granite from Branford, Connecticut: geology, quarry history, landmark uses, and fabrication notes on cutting and sealing this coarse pink granite.
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Bethel White Granite: Working Vermont's Bright White Stone
Bethel White granite from Bethel, Vermont: geology, Polycor technical data, and fabrication notes for blade choice, polishing, and sealing this bright stone.
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Black Pearl Granite: Working India's Shimmering Dark Stone
Black Pearl granite from India: the mica behind its shimmer, hardness/density data, cutting, polishing, leathered finish, resin fill, and sealing tips.
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Balmoral Red Granite: Working Finland's Fine-Grained Red Stone
Balmoral Red granite guide: Finland quarry origin, granite classification vs Baltic Brown rapakivi, hardness, density, absorption and fabrication tips.
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Impala Black Granite: Working South Africa's Rustenburg Stone
Impala Black granite guide: Bushveld Complex origin, norite vs granite geology, hardness, density, absorption and shop fabrication tips for fabricators.
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Sivec Marble: Fabricating Macedonia's Bright White Stone
Sivec is a dolomitic white marble from Prilep, North Macedonia. Learn how to cut, polish, seal and care for it, and why it etches slower than calcite marble.
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Silver Travertine: Fabricating Gray Vein-Cut Travertine
Fabricating silver travertine: origins in Turkey, Iran and Italy, vein-cut vs cross-cut slabs, cement and resin fill, honed vs polished finishes and sealing.
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Noce Travertine: Working the Walnut-Toned Classic
Noce travertine guide for fabricators: Turkish and Italian origins, filled vs unfilled, finishes, vein vs cross cut, void filling, sealing and acid-safe care.
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