An archy/builder who I do a lot of work for, along with the homeownerette, designed this . We finished trimming the house in August. He called me a couple of weeks ago, to replace the 1×6 pine stick propping up this counter.
Legs are some kind of maple off the property, w/ about 7″ diameter, aprons are 1 3/4″ x 4″ cherry.
The edges of the granite are rough and nubbily. After the radius was rough cut with a CNC saw, the fabricator whacked the edge with a hammer, striking down at an angle, towards the outside of the radius. They flipped the pieces over and whacked the other side. VoilÃ¥… Very nice effect.
“But to be honest some folks here have been pushing the envelope quite a bit with their unnecessary use if swear words. They just put a character in to replace a letter. But everyone knows what they’re saying.” Sancho
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Excellent work.
I like that chiselled edge.
Chuck S.
Thanks, best thing was I got to use all my tools...worst was I had to get them all up<G> "But to be honest some folks here have been pushing the envelope quite a bit with their unnecessary use if swear words. They just put a character in to replace a letter. But everyone knows what they're saying." Sancho
That's nice work, and a nice design. I like the natural edge, too. I did one of those for a vanity top once, it's a good counterpoint to the smooth polished granite top.
zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
Zak, did you do your own edge? It woulda freaked me out whacking those big pieces with a hammer. The vanities in this house have the same edge, too. Owners said they saw something similar in a lodge in the NC mountains. "But to be honest some folks here have been pushing the envelope quite a bit with their unnecessary use if swear words. They just put a character in to replace a letter. But everyone knows what they're saying." Sancho
need to take the firewood outside , it look better.
yeah, but it keeps the bugs warmer when they're inside<G> "But to be honest some folks here have been pushing the envelope quite a bit with their unnecessary use if swear words. They just put a character in to replace a letter. But everyone knows what they're saying." Sancho
I did my own cutting and chipped the edge myself, but like I said, it's just a little vanity. The top was a scrap peice of granite, so I didn't have much to lose.
I haven't actually seen this done anywhere before, but I just assumed that it was done in other places. Here's one photo of the process, and one of the top installed.zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
That's nice, pretty granite. Looks like you used a hammer and a little chisle...everybody must get stoned<G> "But to be honest some folks here have been pushing the envelope quite a bit with their unnecessary use if swear words. They just put a character in to replace a letter. But everyone knows what they're saying." Sancho