William Hendry on sun 17 feb 02
All of the books\instructions on how to make tiles promote using some =
type of rolling device to get the slab even. I'd like to hear some ideas =
about how to get an uneven texture, say for example, resembling rough =
stone or just a more sculpted look.
Thanks
William
Marie Gibbons on sun 17 feb 02
I almost always throw my slabs on concrete, brushed finish concrete. It
gives a nice texture, and it can be smoothed away if you don't want it.
marie gibbons
www.oooladies.com
In a message dated 2/17/02 11:55:42 AM Pacific Standard Time,
whendry@CHARTER.NET writes:
> All of the books\instructions on how to make tiles promote using some type
> of rolling device to get the slab even. I'd like to hear some ideas about
> how to get an uneven texture, say for example, resembling rough stone or
> just a more sculpted look.
>
> Thanks
> William
>
William Hendry on sun 17 feb 02
Oooh, very cool idea, and opens up all sorts of possibilities; You could
actually mimic commercial "slate" tile finishes, brick, etc.......
I presume you sweep the concrete before you throw but are you ever concerned
about small amounts of concrete, dirt, etc. contaminating the slab or is it
of no consequence?
Thanks
william
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marie Gibbons"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: tile texture
> I almost always throw my slabs on concrete, brushed finish concrete. It
> gives a nice texture, and it can be smoothed away if you don't want it.
> marie gibbons
> www.oooladies.com
>
>
> In a message dated 2/17/02 11:55:42 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> whendry@CHARTER.NET writes:
>
>
> > All of the books\instructions on how to make tiles promote using some
type
> > of rolling device to get the slab even. I'd like to hear some ideas
about
> > how to get an uneven texture, say for example, resembling rough stone or
> > just a more sculpted look.
> >
> > Thanks
> > William
> >
>
>
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Nancy Guido on sun 17 feb 02
I've been know to throw in chunks of dried clay,broken up into a mold before
putting the wet clay into my tile mold and it leaves a real rustic, rocky
texture. I think you could probably roll some dried, broken chunks into wet
clay and cut some interesting tiles.
Nancy
linda blossom on sun 17 feb 02
Two methods to give a stone texture:
Make a mold from slab of clay that has been rolled over a textured stone (I
used slate) and then after cutting out the tile, place it on the mold (I
talc mine) and roll it with a small pizza roller. This gives a texture and
a really nice uneven outside edge.
Take the same piece of clay that was rolled over the piece of stone and roll
it up and reinforce it and pour plaster into it making a textured roller
that can be rolled over the slab before cutting the tiles out.
Linda
Ithaca, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Hendry"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: tile texture
All of the books\instructions on how to make tiles promote using some type
of rolling device to get the slab even. I'd like to hear some ideas about
how to get an uneven texture, say for example, resembling rough stone or
just a more sculpted look.
Thanks
William
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Marie Gibbons on mon 18 feb 02
whendry@CHARTER.NET writes:
> I presume you sweep the concrete before you throw but are you ever concerned
> about small amounts of concrete, dirt, etc. contaminating the slab or is it
> of no consequence?
I do sweep the concret off... I have been throwing my slabs on concrete for
about 5 years now... and never had any consequence from it... sometimes there
is a small rock that I need to pick out... sometimes, a leaf or stick, just
adds to the texture!
mimicing other surfaces is a great idea!
Russel Fouts on thu 21 feb 02
William,
- Roll with a roughened or textured roller
- if you "toss" your slabs, toss them on rough surfaces
- Texture them after rolling with a smooth roller
Also, if you do "toss" your slabs, you can toss them further after doing
any of the above to distort and manipulate the texture, open up cracks,
etc.
Tossing is much more versatile then rolling, less warping, quicker too.
I use mostly slabs, have a look at my page.
http://www.mypots.com
Russel
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Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 14:11:45 -0500
From: William Hendry
Subject: tile texture
All of the books\instructions on how to make tiles promote using some =
type of rolling device to get the slab even. I'd like to hear some ideas
=
about how to get an uneven texture, say for example, resembling rough =
stone or just a more sculpted look.
Thanks
William
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