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Discount Tombstones
By Max Bellamy
When a larger motif for remembrance is required, a
monument stone or a grave marker is the best choice.
Monuments erected in the memory of the Memorial can either be
in the garden where the ashes have been buried or else
at the Memorial cemetery if there happens to be one. Here it
is important to select the right kind of material to
make sure that it will not erode or break with the
passage of time. Granite is the most favored material
but it should be hard enough to be durable. The etched
or the engraved lettering on the stone is an additional
significant aspect of the memorial and this should be
entrusted to a professional designer who has a thorough
knowledge of fonts.
The headstones are usually created from a sand blasting
or sand carving process, and it is important to check
that real stones are used and not fake resin or molded
stone pieces that only look like the real thing. The
topmost quality of stone is always the one sourced in
the form of premium river rock. Varieties of stones
include slate, polished granite, marble, bluestone, or
sandstone, depending on the quarries from which they
come.
While the quality of the stone relates to the durability
of the marker, the other factors that come into play are
the composition, color, texture, density, and shape of
the material. Some stones have natural flaws in their
structure that can actually help enhance the appeal of
the final design. Tombstones or markers are made from a
special material called Vashon Buff with Grog. Thanks to
the "grog," the wet clay does not shrink when it is
fired and is much more durable. After firing, it turns
reddish in color and a glaze could turn it to any color
you want. The stone should handle weathering just fine
in most climates, so long as it is not subjected to long
periods of freezing
Memorial Memorials provides detailed information on Memorial
Memorials, Memorial Memorial Stones, Memorial Memorial Markers,
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