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Natural- Marble                                                                                                                                                         Ciaran Doyle











                                                                              Manufacture/                                             Replication                                       Context of Use/



                                                                           Finishing Process                                                Process                                          Applications




                        Swatch                                         Marble blocks are taken from a                        primer on, I then got wet black                           Marble is usually used for
                                                                                                                               Using a template I had white

                                                                                                                                                                                           table tops, and other
                                                                         quarry and transported to a
                                                                             block cutting machine.                          paint and used a straw to blow                                        furnitures.

                                                                           It is then given a polished                         it around after dabbing it on.                        They usually have a polished

                                                                           nish to give a shiny e ect                             Then used a light layer of                                      shiny  nish.

                                                                                                                                    white and clear laquer.







                                Finish                                               Rationale                                             Attributes/                                              Materials

                            Description                                         behind material                                         Technical Specs                                                Used

                                                                                       choice

                      The  nish is a glossy                                      Having a lot of                                    Marble is the purest

                     polished  nish that is                                      marble based                                form of limestone. It is almost
                        clear to show the                                     furniture at home,                              pure calcium carbonate that

                     pattern of the marble                                     It is a commonly                             has been heated such that it is

                            underneath.                                       replicated pattern                               The purest marble is white,


                                                                                 and  nish also.                                   dlicate in texture and
                                                                                                                                                hard.
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