8 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Before granite it was Corian, now it's ??? (quartz?)

Wood, and butcher block, and wood slab for complete counter tops. Also dyed concrete with formed sinks.

Stone Coat Epoxy has some super good YouTube videos on making or re making counter tops. They show how to do some very nice ones.

20 minutes ago, kmealy said:

But as far as paint vs. clear finish -- all current fads.    I read this week that granite is no longer a current top choice for countertops.   Before granite it was Corian, now it's ??? (quartz?)

Yep, the pendulum doth swing...I keep holding on to my Leisure Suit...it'll come back someday...'course I might have to lose 5 or 50 pounds

Never mind duplicate post.

Edited March 28, 20188 yr by Grandpadave52

ANTIQUES SHOULD NOT BE PAINTED.

 

PAINTING THEM IS A STUPID PERSONS CHEAP WAY OUT.

 

OF COURSE REPAIRS ARE HARDER ON STAINED WOOD, TAKES A CRAFTSMAN TO DO IT RIGHT.

 

DID I MENTION I HATE THIS NEW "PAINTED WOOD"?

13 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Yep, the pendulum doth swing...I keep holding on to my Leisure Suit...it'll come back someday...'course I might have to lose 5 or 50 pounds

My lavender and gray plaid one is awaiting renaissance.

 

Fads come and go.  I'm not sure this one ever had a chance

Edited March 29, 20188 yr by kmealy

9 hours ago, DRAGON1 said:

ANTIQUES SHOULD NOT BE PAINTED.

 

PAINTING THEM IS A STUPID PERSONS CHEAP WAY OUT.

 

OF COURSE REPAIRS ARE HARDER ON STAINED WOOD, TAKES A CRAFTSMAN TO DO IT RIGHT.

 

DID I MENTION I HATE THIS NEW "PAINTED WOOD"?

You are allowed to hate it, but a lot of antique furniture, from Louis XIV to Windsor chairs was originally painted.   And it's not always easier to repair a painted piece (take that from someone who has repaired a lot of it)

I have a friend who builds chests and other furniture similar to the one above. But, his coloration is done via marquetry. No paint.

Here is one of his smaller pieces.

And, if anyone is interested in the craft, here's the school he has.

http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/abouttheinstructor.html

 

25 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

I have a friend who builds chests and other furniture similar to the one above. But, his coloration is done via marquetry. No paint.

Here is one of his smaller pieces.

And, if anyone is interested in the craft, here's the school he has.

http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/abouttheinstructor.html

 

Voila ici.  C'est tres bien.

23 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Voila ici.  C'est tres bien.

Oui, ça l'est. Paul est un vrai artiste.

3 hours ago, kmealy said:

Voila ici.  C'est tres bien.

 

2 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Oui, ça l'est. Paul est un vrai artiste.

What cha' be talkin' about Willis's? No parle' vous.

35 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

 

What cha' be talkin' about Willis's? No parle' vous.

They just discovered Google Translate Gramps. Let em play. 

If it wasn't for Google translate, I'd have never passed high school French.

13 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

If it wasn't for Google translate, I'd have never passed high school French.

How'd you carry that thing around?

8 hours ago, kmealy said:

And it's not always easier to repair a painted piece

 

another reason not to paint...

I am surprised how much French I remember, 48 years later, having never used it much.   On the other hand, I was determined to not fall behind in a language and spent as much time studying French as I did the rest of my college subjects put together, including my first theoretical math classes, differential equations, linear algebra, and number theory, and my computer programming classes.

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

 

another reason not to paint...

 

I won't be asking this question here but, does anyone remember the song, " Voule's vous cushe' avec mois se soir ? I did pass high school french, but that was back in 1949. Don't remember much.

32 minutes ago, It Was Al B said:

I won't be asking this question here but, does anyone remember the song, " Voule's vous cushe' avec mois se soir ? I did pass high school french, but that was back in 1949. Don't remember much.

I don't remember that one Al, but I still remember Frère Jacques and I sweetly remember mom singing it as well when I was a wee lad.

4 hours ago, It Was Al B said:

 Voule's vous cushe' avec mois se soir

Lady Marmalade

Patti Labelle

1975