This is my first shot at masonry, so I tried some columns at my shop. This stuff is harder than it looks. I know I have some bond lines. I haven't figured out exactly what I am going to cap them with. How can I improve?
Tried some stack stone columns
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Nice.
If you look closely I can see the Picture of the cat in the Stone.
How did you do that?
If you look closely I can see the Picture of the cat in the Stone.
How did you do that?
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A big piece of slate would cap those off nicely!
~Matt
BTW, welcome!
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BTW, welcome!
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Did you have fun?
What is your location? I would like to see them capped off with a piece of the same sort of material. The problem I have run into is that in order to get something that big, it also is going to be thick. So you will need a tractor and some chains or get a gravestone guy with a hoist on his truck to help.
The nice thing about the natural stone is that you don't have to worry too much if it looks rough. Therefore, if the caps hang over 4" on two sides and 18" on the other two sides, it doesn't really matter.
The nice thing about the natural stone is that you don't have to worry too much if it looks rough. Therefore, if the caps hang over 4" on two sides and 18" on the other two sides, it doesn't really matter.
What do you think about mortoring some medium-thick stone to match? I will check the local stone yard for larger pieces, but it seems in my town they want to bend you over on the price. I have a skid to pick up whatever I need to. I am in mid GA. I have to drive to ATL to avoid getting raped on my stone.
I have really cheaped out on this project, I was really wanting to do a knee high wall, and do some lighting... but damn does this stuff add up quick... and this is just my warm-up/test to see if I can do what I really want to do at my house. I want to do a patio w/ an outdoor fireplace on one end and a 10-12' pondless waterfall on the other end and possibly build a knee high wall around it.
It has been fun work. I really feel like we could do a better job fitting everything together. Chipping stone must just take time to get the feel of.
I have really cheaped out on this project, I was really wanting to do a knee high wall, and do some lighting... but damn does this stuff add up quick... and this is just my warm-up/test to see if I can do what I really want to do at my house. I want to do a patio w/ an outdoor fireplace on one end and a 10-12' pondless waterfall on the other end and possibly build a knee high wall around it.
It has been fun work. I really feel like we could do a better job fitting everything together. Chipping stone must just take time to get the feel of.
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Looks good. Jacklines are your friend.
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Not bad attall!!!!! Especially with them thar Fat Boy Stones stuck in there!!!
Keep it up. You have a Future in the Masonry Trades!!!!
Keep it up. You have a Future in the Masonry Trades!!!!
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The PERFECT Hat for the "Well Dressed Man"!!!!!
You should see some of the figures depicted in stone by a bored mason doing tedious work. Some not very decent. I'll leave that up to your imagination...
CONCRETE, if done correctly, will look very natural, can be the exact color you want, and the exact size...
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It works better to do the corners first, then fill it in.
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