fuss
spending too much on rocks
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Post by fuss on Mar 13, 2019 22:06:37 GMT -5
....in someones bathroom, since there was no collecting allowed there i left it be and just took a photo:) |
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unclesoska
freely admits to licking rocks
All those jade boulders tossed in search of gold!
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Post by unclesoska on Mar 14, 2019 11:23:24 GMT -5
Wow! Way Cool!!! Any idea what the material is?
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unclesoska
freely admits to licking rocks
All those jade boulders tossed in search of gold!
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Post by unclesoska on Mar 14, 2019 11:43:27 GMT -5
Guess I should have read the thread title... my bad.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 19, 2019 20:38:54 GMT -5
That's cool. I met a guy who used dome shaped stones to grind out basins and sold them. They look awesome.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 2, 2019 9:56:50 GMT -5
Someday I want a sink like that. Either that stuff, or Pet Wood. Sooo pretty.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 13:58:55 GMT -5
Someday I want a sink like that. Either that stuff, or Pet Wood. Sooo pretty. Go with the petrified wood. That "alabaster onyx" might survive a while in a little-used powder room, but travertine, alabaster, Mexican "onyx" and similar scratch and stain way too easily for most other places that get regular use. Acids will etch them quickly and even scouring powders can dull the finish. Better to go with high-silica stuff, though you'll still have to re-seal regularly and be wary of staining. |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 2, 2019 15:08:00 GMT -5
Good to know. I'll get a petrified wood sink but a lamp out of the Onyx.  For my dream house. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 18:11:12 GMT -5
Good to know. I'll get a petrified wood sink but a lamp out of the Onyx. For my dream house. Yeah, a dream house with alabaster lamps like those around one of WR Hearst's ranch house pools at San Simeon? It is wonderful carving stock, though. We've had this odd candy jar that's been moved around for about 50 years and survived, unlike most of Hearst's lamp shades. Not particularly sturdy enough to be a useful container, but the translucence is very attractive. |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 2, 2019 18:15:16 GMT -5
I'll use the alabaster lamps to light my gungy old dirty rock cutting room! Hey, it's a dream house, I can do what I want! |
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Post by fernwood on Apr 3, 2019 5:47:58 GMT -5
Someday I want a sink like that. Either that stuff, or Pet Wood. Sooo pretty. Go with the petrified wood. That "alabaster onyx" might survive a while in a little-used powder room, but travertine, alabaster, Mexican "onyx" and similar scratch and stain way too easily for most other places that get regular use. Acids will etch them quickly and even scouring powders can dull the finish. Better to go with high-silica stuff, though you'll still have to re-seal regularly and be wary of staining. Agree. Former owners of my place installed Mexican Onyx floor tiles as a kitchen counter. They looked great when I moved in, 2.5 years ago. I carefully cleaned them with Soft Scrub, Jungle Jake or plain water. No scouring pads, just a soft cloth. Grout was cleaned with a bleach, grout "marker". They are now stained and etched in places. A few scratches. The scratches came from sliding items across the tiles, not from cutting on them. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2019 11:46:14 GMT -5
They are now stained and etched in places. A few scratches. The scratches came from sliding items across the tiles, not from cutting on them. I had similar experience with a counter. Just using them is enough to wear them out and even water seems to eventually dull calcite-rich materials. Marble is almost as bad when it comes to stains. Nice thing about tiles is that it is a DIY job to replace them at some point with other stone tiles that are more resistant. Nothing like cold stone for rolling out pie or pizza crust, though. |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 3, 2019 12:09:30 GMT -5
Nice sink..... A buddy of mine gave me a huge onyx slab, I think its in my shop somewhere...
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