blackleafforge Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I wanted to make some companion sets set in stone but don't have any experience with the stuff. After looking online I think I will go for limestone so I can carve a bit of detail on to it, but I am concerned about it cracking. Is limestone a good choice? if not does anyone have any experience or advice about the kind of stone to use? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Tell me for what purposes? I had to work with marble, granite, artificial stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackleafforge Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Hi, I want to drill in and then set the steel bars in it so they can hold fire tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Limestone should work fine. We have a large Celtic cross in our garden that has been there for decades and no problems with the holes drilled in it. You can see it in the background in this picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Note that their are hundreds if not thousands of types of limestone and some will work exceedingly well and others will not---like mushrooms; some are good to eat and some are NOT! I would talk with a local stone mason and get their opinion on what would work well for your intended use and is available locally. (Note that place with the word "henge" in their name may be very fussy about folks wanting to repurpose stones in their vicinity.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Headstone / monument companies will also have some good information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Not to mention a lot of scrap cuts that they will part with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I have found that companies that cut out sink openings in kitchen countertops, often give piles of stone oblongs and discs away on freecycle and similar websites. Use drill bits made for cutting glass, make a dam of clay around the spot, and keep the bit wet. youtube has lots of videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 1/1/2019 at 12:43 PM, alexandr said: I had to work with marble, granite, artificial stone. excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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