On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
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Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8:15:33 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

We have granite. Best countertop ever.

On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:20:11 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote:

On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8:15:33 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

We have granite. Best countertop ever.

I have wood (rock maple) in the kitchen and I prefer it.
That is the background in a lot of pictures I take.
We still have plenty of granite around here to compare it too. (bar
tops)
I also have a bunch of "quartz" I am looking for a use for.
We also have a tile counter top, and one from cultured marble in the
two bathrooms. I did use Corian for the trim on the edge of the tile
counter top and for the window ledges because that is where you get
the chips.
We tried everything but concrete.

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have
about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically
stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix.
It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not
particularly hard to work tho.

On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have
about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically
stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix.
It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not
particularly hard to work tho.


Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is
stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice
looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary
looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products.
Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for
the new house.

On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have
about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically
stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix.
It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not
particularly hard to work tho.


Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is
stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice
looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary
looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products.
Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for
the new house.

We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all
Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but
have never seen it.

Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The
good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing
but I think granite is much better of the two.

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have
about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically
stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix.
It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not
particularly hard to work tho.


Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is
stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice
looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary
looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products.
Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for
the new house.

We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all
Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but
have never seen it.

Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The
good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing
but I think granite is much better of the two.




We have corian in the kitchen. Still looks great, and we redid the kitchen
at least 15 years ago. But ours is the dark green, with speckles, not
white.

On 2/5/2016 11:51 AM, Califbill wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/5/2016 5:58 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have
about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically
stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix.
It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not
particularly hard to work tho.


Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is
stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice
looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary
looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products.
Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for
the new house.

We've had both granite and Corion in houses. The Egg Harbor had all
Corion countertops as well. I've heard good things about Stylestone but
have never seen it.

Corion looks great when new but it can scratch and become marred. The
good thing is that you can refinish it by light sanding and polishing
but I think granite is much better of the two.




We have corian in the kitchen. Still looks great, and we redid the kitchen
at least 15 years ago. But ours is the dark green, with speckles, not
white.


We also have dark green Corion on the kitchen counters and the island.
It's about 18 years old now I guess. Looks ok but it has scratches here
and there, especially on the island because it gets a lot of use. I
sanded and polished it a few years ago and it helped. We were going to
replace it with granite but since we are selling the house it doesn't
make any sense although the owner of the realty company wanted us to do
it. You can't listen to them sometimes. We
also have light hardwood floors that have intricate dark mahogany inlays
in it. She wanted us to re-do the floors in a dark stain because that's
what is currently popular on HGTV. Told her fine. She can pay for it
if she thinks that is so important. Turns out, it wasn't. I mentioned
it to the people that are buying the house and
they were flabbergasted that she would even suggest such a thing.
The inlays would be hidden and they are what make the design of the
floor unique.

On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 05:58:24 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:

On 2/5/2016 1:17 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 21:55:18 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:13:40 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/4/2016 11:33 AM, John H. wrote:
Just the thing for Valentine's day...and it's non-fattening!

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/719000483.jpg
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Does that have a genuine Corian grip?

Nahh Corian screams 90s, Women want granite these days.

Stylestone is the new granite.

That is one of the products generally referred to as "quartz". I have
about 50 square feet of it stacked next to my garage. It is basically
stone chips and other aggregate in an epoxy matrix.
It is definitely an inferior product to natural stone. It is not
particularly hard to work tho.


Actually not. It requires less maintenance than natural stone. It is
stronger than natural stone (no unseen fissures or cracks) A really nice
looking piece of stone will cost a small fortune. The more ordinary
looking pieces are at the same price point as the quartz products.
Corian ain't cheap either. We'll be picking something out next week for
the new house.

Consumer Reports likes quartz.

"Quartz

Also known as engineered stone, quartz is a blend of stone chips, resins, and
pigments and is ideal for areas that get plenty of use and abuse. It comes in an
array of vibrant colors and styles that mimic stone.
Pros:

Quartz survived a gauntlet of spills, hot pots, knives, and more with top scores, and
it doesn't have to be sealed for stain protection. It's waterproof so it can be
paired with an undermounted sink.
Cons:

Some patterns can appear unnaturally uniform, although manufacturers are trying for a
more random look closer to natural stone. Edges and corners can chip and only a pro
can repair them--rounded edges help."


It gets the highest ratings in the test results.
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Ban idiots, not guns!