Soapstone Counters part two

Sunday we put the counters into place, several times actually, to make sure everything fit.  I did another sanding before we actually set them into place for the last time.  Len cut grooves on the inside joints for the epoxy to really get in there.  Then we set them in place on a bead of silicone.  Then we mixed up the epoxy and black tint and applied it to all the joints.  When all was said and done it looked kind of terrible.  Len assured me that it would look good in the end.

Slots for epoxy

Clampage

We mixed black tint with the epoxy

Epoxy applied to the edges

Looks bad now but wait for it

Getting the seam just right

 Monday am Len started sanding, first with 80 grit, then 120 and finally 220.  The result is really nice.

After all the sanding is done but not oiled yet

Next he fitted the back molding and made a 45 degree cut for the corner.  Then more preparationto protect the counter and then we used silicone and epoxy to set the molding.

A small adjustment to the molding

Tape on the edge

More tape on the ends so the epoxy doesn't make such a mess

Mixing more epoxy

Epoxy mess

The corner put together

Now we wait overnight for the epoxy to harden before we can go any further.  Stay tuned.


Cath