Cleveland.com

Granite countertop cutters at risk of deadly radiation exposure

Craftsmen who cut granite for kitchen countertops can be at risk of radiation exposure thousands of times above the federal safety limit, according to new research. The danger results from inhaling ...
Los Angeles Times

Granite Cutter Shares His Traditional Craft

LITTLETON, N.H. — The blowtorch crackles to life in Gary Goodwin’s hands, wildly spitting a foot-long spray of orange flame before he tames it. When the flame has narrowed to a fiery blue 1,000-degree ...
Times Argus

Granite column The fine art of cutting granite with sand

Editor s note: This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. By PAUL WOOD Sandblasting is a common operation in the ...
The Journal Times

In granite-cutting school,a craftsman passes on his skills

Giving the rough-cut stone of the Granite State the polished look so in demand for countertops and tiles is a time-consuming craft. Though some of the grunt work, such as polishing large surfaces, has ...
Times Argus

Carving his place as a granite pioneer

Editor s note: This is the second in a series of articles on Ernest Ryland Fletcher and his influence on the industry. Paul Wood s column appears monthly on these pages. By PAUL WOOD In 1902, Ernest ...
The New York Times

GRANITE CUTTERS STRIKE.

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