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What can I do with a marble fireplace hearth?

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jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 8:29 am Post subject: What can I do with a marble fireplace hearth?
Scrounged one yesterday, but it is a bit to heavy for my idea Nice bit of marble, crying out for an inventive use. jema

sean
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 8:31 am Post subject:
How big is it?

jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 8:48 am Post subject:
102 x 38 cm jema

3mariners

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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 8:52 am Post subject:
if its marble strips try using them as pantry shelves (if you've a pantry) its amazing how cold marble and slate keeps things.

jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 8:58 am Post subject:

3mariners wrote:

if its marble strips try using them as pantry shelves (if you've a pantry) its amazing how cold marble and slate keeps things.

It is a solid block. Interesting idea though

jema

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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 9:10 am Post subject:
Industrial size pastry board? Chocolate's tempered on marble too, I think.

Bugs

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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 9:13 am Post subject:
And fudge can be, too, I believe. Seriously, if you can't pass it on to someone else, would it be worth seeing if it can be cut up by someone who knows what they're doing (not that you don't but I imagine you could easily make mistakes with marble). I wonder if it would be appropriate for food use. Might ask on a cookery forum later.

sean
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 9:22 am Post subject:
You could set it into one of your worktops as a pastry-working area. Or as suggested get it cut into smaller sections, a monumental masons would probably do it if you asked them nicely.

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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 9:32 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

... monumental masons...

Always amuses me, that phrase. It give the impression of some 20 feet tall masons.

jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 05 9:47 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

You could set it into one of your worktops as a pastry-working area. Or as suggested get it cut into smaller sections, a monumental masons would probably do it if you asked them nicely.

Not exactly set in, but have certainly put it on a worktop. Covers more of a horrible tiled work surface

Why use small tiles as a kitchen work surface

thank for the idea

jema

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