The building and decorative stones of Maryland, containing an account of their properties and distribution (1898)
Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929, Mathews, Edward Bennett, b. 1869 · Baltimore, Johns Hopkins press · leaf 47
pt wet and a white powder, known to the trade as iiolishingputty is sprinkled over the surface occasionally, the friction fromthe revolving wheel aided by the putty shortly in-oducing the desired 78 THE BUILDING AND DECORATIVE STONES results. All almost perfect surface is the first essential to the… … Fig 13.—Stone pulisher. aj)art according to the thickness of the slabs or blocks which are tobe cut, the cutting material as before being sand or chilled iron.Sand is preferable Avhen the material to be cut is not too hard, sincenot likely to stain the stone, through nisting. Moreover little…
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