We ran across this video showing an interesting process for undermounting a stainless steel sink to a laminate countertop. It uses a product called Counter-Seal. While we don’t endorse the product, or any products for that matter, it does seem to be a workable process for undermounting a sink to … Read more
Groves Inc. now offers the Miter Up 200 lamination clamp, designed to help in the fabrication of laminations for miter and rabbet joints on natural and engineered stone. The clamp’s ergonomic design allows fabricators to work with the countertop surface facing up, which eliminates kneeling or bending to observe the … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced that John Kunz of Kepco+ in Salt Lake City, Utah is the 2012 recipient of the MIA Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year Award. Kunz, who has been in the stone business for 34 years, began working as an apprentice stone mason … Read more
Soapstone is often referred to as “the original stone countertop.” This is because soapstone deposits were first formed up to 400 million years ago, and these deposits are located in all corners of the globe. Soapstone has been used for thousands of years by cultures of all types as cookware, … Read more
Teragren, manufacturer of bamboo panels, veneer and worktops, earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for its full line of bamboo building products. The label verifies that the amount of renewable biobased ingredients in the materials meets or exceeds prescribed USDA levels. Biobased products are goods composed with agricultural, forestry … Read more
Samsung Staron has announced the winners of its “Super Saver Sales Event.” Any fabricator who purchased Staron products during the contest dates, which ran through the end portion of 2012, were automatically entered into the contest. Watson Woodworks (Salem, N.C.), Spectrum Solid Surface (North Highlands, Calif.), American Countertops (Albuquerque, N.M.), … Read more
Systempool, part of the Porcelanosa Group, offers Krion solid surface. It is made of two-thirds natural minerals (ATH – aluminium trihydride) and a low percentage of high-resistance resins. It is nonporous, wear-resistant, and easy to clean and repair. Like other solid surfaces, it is cut in a similar way to … Read more