Monday, November 19, 2007
Sword8 Signing On
What a gr8 idea ! Hope to be a regular contributor. What comes to mind when I read - or hear - the word "slate" are the uses that material is put to. Particularly amazing are the slate shingles used for roofing which we saw a lot of throught UK when we travelled there. We even visited a slate mine in Wales - a fascinating tour - and still have some pieces of Welsh slate picked up at that site. (Not sure where they are right now as we are still unpacking after moving house recently.) And of course the huge slabs of slate used for the surface of snooker and pool tables. Quite a task moving those pieces of furniture when they have to be. Until next time ......
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Congratulations, Sword8 - you are the first contributor aside from me (the Maker) to this blog!
Slate is also used widely as a roofing material in my favourite part of the Republic of Georgia - on the houses and ancient watchtowers of Svaneti, see my personal blog (1st post here) for photos. I was unaware of its use as pool and snooker table tops - wonderful.
I suppose that this blog will wind this way and that, based on the whims of who drops by. That's half the fun - anything's possible.
the Maker
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