So does anyone know of a use for marble off cuts, some of which are about the size of a standard business envelope and 10mm thick.
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GS
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GS
Uses for marble off cuts
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Peevers for wee lassies to play beds with. 
Translation for the non Scots.............peevers are the pucks little girls use when playing hopscotch (beds).
My bother found one of mine a couple of years ago when he was grubbing out the old hawthorn hedge .Our Grandpa had made for me over forty years ago.
How about a small herb chopping board ? or a cheese board ? or since it carves quite easily why not try making the flywheel stone for a pump drill
cheers,
Toddy
Translation for the non Scots.............peevers are the pucks little girls use when playing hopscotch (beds).
My bother found one of mine a couple of years ago when he was grubbing out the old hawthorn hedge .Our Grandpa had made for me over forty years ago.
How about a small herb chopping board ? or a cheese board ? or since it carves quite easily why not try making the flywheel stone for a pump drill
cheers,
Toddy
Depending on how busy the company has been there could be anything from 20 to 200 pieces of varying sizes.
Toddy : Interesting I have never tried to carve marble so I assumed it was only possible by skilled masons. I will look for more info on that.
Westnorfolk: Dont have pets because they are made of meat
Indoorsout : Excellent I am working a bit of leather at the moment
It is all polished on one side as I think they make kitchen bits.
Just curious has anyone tried sharpening stuff with it ?
Yes, its different to most stones because its quite fine grained and fairly hard
Usable as a fine hone (the unpolished side), or for flatting your other stones
Smooth side, really good for skiving leather on or using as a mull (thing for mixing powder into a paste, such as pigment into oil paint)
Spindle worls and other things can be cut from it as well
I could always take some off your hands
Usable as a fine hone (the unpolished side), or for flatting your other stones
Smooth side, really good for skiving leather on or using as a mull (thing for mixing powder into a paste, such as pigment into oil paint)
Spindle worls and other things can be cut from it as well
I could always take some off your hands
If they are of a good size they would be good in the kitchen for making pastry and biscuts on... since the stone stays cold your mixture wont stick so its not so messy...
Depending on the colouration, maybe a plinthe for some kind of trophy? Or if they're uniform thickness, put a few together for a tiled coffee table.
Here's a Rainbow Obsidian knapped blade with a Picasso marble handle.The marble was offcuts from a bank building site, not made by me though a friend in the states I've now lost touch with.
cheers Danny
Ah, okay, sorry ought to have been clearer. I use a double bladed luna on the hollowed marble board for shredding herbs and greenery. It doesn't really *cut* on the marble, more that it rocks on it.
cheers,
Toddy
okay, sorry ought to have been clearer. I use a double bladed luna on the hollowed marble board for shredding herbs and greenery. It doesn't really *cut* on the marble, more that it rocks on it.cheers,
Toddy
Marble is a popular base for mounting morse keys. You need something heavy so it doesn't move.
You might well be able to sell them on ebay for this purpose, but the postage could wipe out any profit.
You might well be able to sell them on ebay for this purpose, but the postage could wipe out any profit.
I found a nice irregular polished bit, used it as the base for my house numbers. (I used brass ones , not ones carved in.)
Ill take a pic if I ever go home.
BTW, be careful if you ever do anything with brass numerals...the screws supplied are often plated, with predictable rusty results after a few months. Make sure you have proper brass screws.
Ill take a pic if I ever go home.
BTW, be careful if you ever do anything with brass numerals...the screws supplied are often plated, with predictable rusty results after a few months. Make sure you have proper brass screws.
Some good ideas there.
I have found some more bits today,they are lengths of about inch by inch and some inch thick small slabs.
Nothing big enough for pastry,yet.
Someone on an other forum has mentioned an idea from Cyprus of heating them and cooking stuff directly on them. Has anyone come across this before and maybe have some more info.
I will post some pics later
GS
I have found some more bits today,they are lengths of about inch by inch and some inch thick small slabs.
Nothing big enough for pastry,yet.
Someone on an other forum has mentioned an idea from Cyprus of heating them and cooking stuff directly on them. Has anyone come across this before and maybe have some more info.
I will post some pics later
GS
I forgot about that I've got a board of it that gets heated in the microwave and it keeps a dish hot for ages if it's set on it.
I've also got another one that's a kind of turntable thing for crudites and dips. Keeps everything really chilled.
Do Japanese housewives not use a hot stone plate/ sheet for cooking ?
cheers,
Toddy
I've got a board of it that gets heated in the microwave and it keeps a dish hot for ages if it's set on it.I've also got another one that's a kind of turntable thing for crudites and dips. Keeps everything really chilled.
Do Japanese housewives not use a hot stone plate/ sheet for cooking ?
cheers,
Toddy
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