Post #402030 by Tamapoutini on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 4:29 PM

On 2008-08-13 04:51, kiwishaman wrote:

Sorry I have no more information about the stone - it is a lovely clean green - and you can see it on the previous page I think, when I posted my purchases the day I got them.

Found it - the 'prize of the day' piece. Most definately Sth Westland stone, the same that I use mostly. Good reliable stone once youve learned its ways. Its generally pretty easy to read this stone for flaws, grain etc, its only drawback being a tendancy to 'orange-peel' if oversanded. Basically there are small veins and blebs of harder material that become exposed and burnished as the softer surrounding matrix is sanded away more quickly (microscopically speaking). If you hand sand this is pretty much avoided & this stone looks great with a matte finish in my opinion.

Thats an ambitious project youre about to embark on - good stuff, thats the attitude/approach that will fast track your education! Choosing a design that will require thought/pondering/working out of cuts is really the only way to get your head 'around' 3-D. Best of luck!