Testing the waters to see if anyone on here would be interested in some of my stonework. I make stone oil lamps like the ones at http://www.candlerocks.com and can make them look about however you want them. You can pick from different colors of stone, numbers of wicks, etc. Post here or pm me if interested. I will post pics of some of the ones that i made later this week.

[Edited on February 21, 2006 at 8:42 PM. Reason : .]

2/21/2006 8:41:19 PM

How the hell do you get oil out of stones and why aren't incredibly rich having beautiful women lick your toes?

2/21/2006 9:17:02 PM

^ u sir are a fucking moron. Take your shit to chit chat.

2/21/2006 10:31:41 PM

i always thought they were cool...how are your prices/selection?

2/21/2006 10:47:01 PM

$20 for a single burner (one wick). $5 more for each additional wick. I think that the single burners look the best.

2/21/2006 11:30:56 PM

ttt.

2/22/2006 3:57:52 PM

looks pretty cool

....don't really have a place for one

2/22/2006 4:35:26 PM

looks pretty cool

....don't really have a place for one

2/22/2006 4:37:56 PM

It looks simple. Drill holes in a rock, glue on a bowl.

It looks like something anyone can make, and alot of 'anyones' have entered this market.

These 'anyones' are kitchen-counter craftsmen that make many bad or even dangerous choices in constructing their knockoffs. Among them are:

They glue their glass containers to the rocks with bathtub caulk. Slate and shale are porous. These rocks soak up oil, the oil will travel under the caulk, and the bowl WILL FALL OFF !!! Imagine cleaning oil off of your carpet, furniture, and clothing!

Others seal the entire rock with urethane or Thompsons™, which does look good when new. But after just a few uses, the heat of the flame chars these chemicals to make ugly brown rings around the wicks.

They like to use cheap cotton wicks, which burn down with the oil. We use fiberglass wicks, which never wear out!

Only the bottom of our rocks are sealed with a penetrating sealer, and then a layer of epoxy underneath only, where it is needed. Read this again... a layer of sealant, a layer epoxy, and only where needed to seal and strengthen the product!

If you lay a flat rock on a bowl, the lip of the bowl will make contact with the rock in only three places. Any weight on the rock will tend to make the glass bowl want to bend from those three tiny points of contact.... and glass does not bend very well! Our bowls are both attached with, AND sealed with, MORE epoxy.

Our use of solid, rigid epoxy distributes weight, stress, and droppage to MORE THAN 3 POINTS along the rim of the bowl! The ENTIRE RIM takes the weight and pressure. It is also this impermeable epoxy that seals the oil in the bowl, not caulk.

Then a cosmetic layer of clear silicon is applied around the outside, just to make it look nice!

Candlerocks.com is based upon my 12 years as a professional architectural sculptor, and they involve much more work than any of the other "flaming rock" knockoffs and wannabes on the market today.

Anyone can drill holes in rocks, but as with anything "simple" there is much more involved....

2/22/2006 4:43:48 PM

so you copied that off of the website. I use fiberglass wicks that never need replacement, and use a glue that will not let loose when the petroleum based oil comes in contact with it. I also cover the bottom joint (between the stone and oil reservoir) with mortar that will hold the glass dish on for a very long time. The above mentioned website doesnt even do that.

2/22/2006 5:12:24 PM

Btw, i have been doing stonework for several years, not a kitchen counter craftsman, this is a hobby that i have used for rainy days to fill up time and profit on when i wasnt doing masonry work. I know the different types of stone and which ones will let the bowl fall off ( causing you to have to clean oil off your furniture )

2/22/2006 5:20:02 PM

ttt

2/27/2006 3:11:04 PM

eh, $20 is a little pricey for this...i think i can fumble around and make my own for that much

2/27/2006 4:52:01 PM

i wasn't trying to say that yours are shitty, just thought it was funny you linked to a website that talks shit about what you are doing

2/27/2006 4:52:10 PM