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    Marble fireplace from a single stone ?

    This fireplace clearly having been constructed from several pieces of hand carved marble, can anybody confirm if such grand designs could be made from a single block of marble please ?

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    Re: Marble fireplace from a single stone ?

    I suppose it's possible, but there was a reason the original makers did it the way they did. Just handling, shipping and installing such an extended piece of fragile stone would be a big nightmare. What would be the point?
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    Re: Marble fireplace from a single stone ?

    Quote Originally Posted by awerby View Post
    I suppose it's possible, but there was a reason the original makers did it the way they did. Just handling, shipping and installing such an extended piece of fragile stone would be a big nightmare. What would be the point?
    An uninterrupted design, which would clearly be an upgrade from the original.

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    Re: Marble fireplace from a single stone ?

    Good luck with that. Better make a few while you're at it, to allow for breakage in transit.
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    Re: Marble fireplace from a single stone ?

    I imagine the failure rate working with a metal like aluminium, compared to natural rock comprised of minerals like marble, is a lot less and so it does make sense, but what techniques can be used to bring that probability to alignment ?

    Perhaps slower passes ?

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