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On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:28:23 -0700
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granite is not that great a counter top unless you just want it for
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this looks much better than granite

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On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:28:23 -0700
Electric Comet wrote:

granite is not that great a counter top unless you just want it for
looks


this looks much better than granite

http://www.bagdadlumber.com/uploads/...35227_orig.jpg


So does this

http://www.bagdadlumber.com/uploads/...35278_orig.jpg

http://www.bagdadlumber.com/uploads/...32074_orig.jpg

http://www.bagdadlumber.com/uploads/...21536_orig.jpg

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http://www.bagdadlumber.com/uploads/...21536_orig.jpg


not sure what happens to that if you drop your kitchen aid mixer there

but granite will probably crack

wood will just have character from then on











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On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:28:23 -0700
Electric Comet wrote:

granite is not that great a counter top unless you just want it for
looks


this looks much better than granite

http://www.bagdadlumber.com/uploads/...35227_orig.jpg

....for the first week. Maybe.

Granite is the perfect countertop (with "quartz" a notch give or
take).
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