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What kind of stone is this mantle? [SOLVED] (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Machinist@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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So, I found this stone mantel behind the garage of the 100 year old house we just bought. It was mostly buried in the dirt. Fits our mantel perfect. Some sort of green stone. Was painted black at some point. I'm trying to strip the paint and want to refinish the stone. Area is southeast of Pittsburgh. Father of the man who built the house was an Italian stonemason that immigrated.

Don't think it's slate, has a tight grain and rings when you knock on it.

What kind of stone is this?

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[-] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I was pretty sure it was a Ranger, but the cab looks stretched upwards

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Cool truck. Yeah a short lens like on a phone is good for selfies but adds a fisheye effect further than a few feet.

[-] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I did not realize that. I'm not really a camera guy, so thanks for clearing that up for me!

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And the wheelbase is shorter. OPs kid probably used the fisheye lens.

this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2024
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