Category: Articles

September 11 Memorial Garden, London

By Claire Santry
  
   LONDON – As another year passes to note the events of September 11, a new memorial here provides a peaceful spot for reflection … with its permanence strengthened by some natives sandstone.

Pan-American Expo Seeks Ideas

JUPITER, Fla. – The PanAmerican Stone and Tile Exposition announced a Call for Topics for DISCOVERY’04, its educational conference program on March 30-April 1, 2004, in Miami Beach, Fla. The event is scheduled to...

California Quarries: Cutting New History

By James Abner
  
    “We regard this as a very exceptional building stone. The grains are small and uniform in size, thus forming a very compact rock, and one exceptionally well adapted for general use as a building material”
   In reference to the San Francisco Brownstone Quarry
   Thomas Price and Son, Analytical Chemists
   San Francisco, May 8, 1896

Think Rodding Before Rolling

By Kevin M. Padden
 
  You’ve been working extra long hours for a number of days on that really big job that must be done by Friday. You’re rushing, not only because of a deadline, but there’s that other little need you have – getting paid.

Laser Etching: Design

By Regan D. Dickinson
  
   It may be a trite saying – "the only limit is your imagination," or any variation thereof – but laser-etching enthusiasts insist it's true. Whatever the market or market approach, laser etching is fitting the bill for a variety of custom and production applications.

ITSS 2003

   LAS VEGAS – The second time appears to be the charm for the International Tile And Stone Show (ITSS) with its return engagement here on Nov. 13-15.

Pedra Pádua Brasil

By Roseli Perrone
  
   SANTO ANTONIO DE PÁDUA , Brazil – Here, deep inside of Rio de Janeiro state and 240 kilometers from the charming metropolis of Rio, rests this small city. The Pomba River, with gentle and clear water flow, runs through the city and brings an exceptional way of life for the 40.000 inhabitants.