bvbtc on Nostr: Picked up some onyx and travertine yesterday. Some paid for, some free, as they were ...
Picked up some onyx and travertine yesterday. Some paid for, some free, as they were castoffs from larger blocks.
I obviously love working in stone, but it really is a pain the butt sometimes. These are from a local supplier, but I also just ordered 250 lbs of slate from Vermont. And surprise surprise… the shipping cost is about the same as the cost of the stone itself..
Slate isn’t really found on the west coast so there aren’t any great options unless I want to salvage slate from old pool tables. I’ve done that before and the time it takes to split the large slabs and cut them down to workable sizes is no joke. I figure that ordering it direct will cost more now, but leave me with far more time to actually carve what I want…
I obviously love working in stone, but it really is a pain the butt sometimes. These are from a local supplier, but I also just ordered 250 lbs of slate from Vermont. And surprise surprise… the shipping cost is about the same as the cost of the stone itself..
Slate isn’t really found on the west coast so there aren’t any great options unless I want to salvage slate from old pool tables. I’ve done that before and the time it takes to split the large slabs and cut them down to workable sizes is no joke. I figure that ordering it direct will cost more now, but leave me with far more time to actually carve what I want…