On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:26:06 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
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On Dec 17, 10:38*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:13:59 -0800 (PST), Robatoy





wrote:
On Dec 16, 11:19 pm, FrozenNorth
wrote:
On 12/16/10 10:59 PM, Rich wrote: FrozenNorth wrote:

It just might clash with the granite counter top. :-)

to bad you don't have any granite left over. A granite shelf would look good
above the cook top and it can't burn. You need to keep oil and vinegar away
from the granite though. Its one of the few things that can screw granite
up.

Totally agree, it would be a no brainer, unfortunately matching the dark
green/black mottled black granite we have could be difficult.

Uba Tuba? How about a complementary colour as it is a 'featurette' in
solid surface? I have all kinds of small pieces like that in a variety
of colours. Black with a flake? Black with a stipple? Pure white? A
freebie if you want it, if you find a way to get it to you.

Uba Tuba, the most glorious of granites! *I love that stuff for its
looks, hate it for its coldness and hardness.

Certainly near the top of my list also, but grades vary and it is hard
to beat the look of black pearl.


Because grades vary so much, a high grade Uba Tuba looks nicer than a
lower grade Black Pearl, but the opposite is also true.
So much absolute **** is being pawned off as Uba Tuba that one can
only hope that the dealer/fabricator you're working with knows his
stuff and won't buy crap to begin with.
In that sense, granite is like woods and diamonds... so many
variations.

Indeed. The stuff really varies, and since it's fetching ah igher
price, quarries/stone provoders cheat, classing some ****ty pieces by
a much higher name. I personally find the green and gold tones of Uba
Tuba to be breathtaking, and I never really liked granite until I had
seen the green.


I would rather have a pine board as a counter than some of the ****
that's being sold as granite anymore....BUT...

Grok that, but I wouldn't want to live with any stone countertop. I
have a tendency to rest my hands and butt on them, and that ****'s
COLD! Even in the summer. I installed a preformed counter in my
kitchen topped with suede laminate. Very comfortable to the hand.
http://www.cabinetparts.com/g/wester...ern-wilsonart/


ohh.. and it's all hard and cold, makes for lousy bar tops and
desks... and not from a durability perspective either.

Good starting point: http://www.bluepearl.no/ and click on Lundhs.no

I guess it's prettier in person. Those pics don't do it justice at
all. I tried their products page and none of the images were linked.
sigh


If you are ever in the neighbourhood of Larvik Norway, check out the
quarry, you'll see emerald pearl, blue pearl and black pearl, all from
the same area. If a piece of black pearl is of optimum grade and
polished properly, it looks way deeper than its thickness... just
awesome.

'Ell, I'd be lucky to make it all the way up to Vancouver...in the
summer.

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