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Past practice of fabricating granite with mica, such as Kozmus, has been to fabricate edges with eased or rounded edges as this material is hard to work with and has a tendency to blow apart just in cutting it. We have made the edges as smooth as possible and used fillers in areas where larger pits are. However, we are always interested if anyone has any new tricks or advice on working the edges. We have worked with Kozmus and other such materials in the past and it has been a bear but we always make it look good and go over with the customers the characteristics of the stone. Currently we are working with a stone that has similar characteristics of Kozmus but the mica areas like to blow apart much more. Any suggestions for future reference?
You already have learned about this material (it is flakey).
Charge more if you can (for the additional labor involved). Most shops include a step to coat/fill the edges with flowing poly or epoxy to hold it together for polishing. Color enhancement may also be necessary.
We have found great success with those colors. They are usually shiest. They are most likely always in our highest price groups and we only offer the square edge. We always remind people that it is “just stone” and that they will feel some of the pits and filler. The problems that come with that stone are well worth the hassle.
I agree with Mark.
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