New stone colors available

Birmingham Buff Sandstone

Amherst Gray Sandstone

We have recently added a two new colors of sandstone:






Also we just received two blocks of Church Hill soapstone shown below.

Church Hill Soapstone: Natural on left; oiled on right.

Church Hill soapstone can best be described as a dark, hard soapstone that has hints of blue and green. The Church Hill soapstone is being reclaimed from a quarry that was closed during the Depression. In the past, this stone was used to make laboratory and chemistry counter tops, fireplaces heaths and mantles, sinks and paving. The story of the Walton's was filmed around and based on people and businesses located in the town where this quarry is located. Many of the towns inhabitants worked in this quarry until it closed during the depression. Parts of the quarry have recently been re-opened. We now have this stone in-stock.

Robot Update

I have the robot up and running, only problem is now is time to practice making things. Hopefully this Winter I can make some different types of things to get a better feel for the software and cutting capabilities. In this video, I am milling the surface of  an Indiana buff limestone newel post using a PCD diamond end mill.

Fireplace Installation

A rare opportunity for me to see a fireplace made by Easy Stone Center installed at a customers home. It seems to look pretty good. They requested a visit to get a quote on us fabricating a range hood out of the same Lueders buff limestone from Texas.

Limestone Columns

We completed a set of Texas - hadrian limestone columns. These columns are 20 inches in diameter and over 8 feet tall, they were made in sections to facilitate a structural steel post. The column capitals are shown in the image to the left. I also uploaded a video of the capitals being shaped on the stone CNC lathe.

Presidents Day

Carolina Rose Ledgestone

Quite an amazing rainy holiday for people interested in refacing fireplaces with our 26 colors of thin ledgestones. Many wanted to recover their existing brick veneer or the drywall and some even needed a custom stone mantel or hearth.

3 Tier Terminal Block

Tool Holder

Regarding the robot we received a shipment of three tier terminal blocks, tool forks and tool holders which will be used in the control systems for the automatic tool change capability of the robotic stone sculpting system.

Tool Fork

We cleared space so that we can begin preparing for the drainage canals and foundation for a proposed new and what would be our smallest bridge saw, below, from Italy.

GMM - "Eura" 24 Inch Bridge Saw

Introducing Easy Stone Center - Natural Architectural Stone and Custom Veneer Stone

Easy Stone Center - The Washington D.C. areas premier architectural and custom veneer producer.

Easy Stone Center is nearing the completion of what may be the first six axis robotic architectural stone carving and sculpting machine in the United States. Researching and designing of the state of the art system began in December 2009 and at this point the physical machine is nearly operational with the software systems remaining as the final hurdle. Test sculpting is planned for the spring of 2011. Currently Easy Stone Center operates several other stone cutting machines from Park Industries such as an Eagle bridge saw, Infinity Architectural CNC saw and router, TXS thin veneer saw, stone splitter, Wizard profiler.

Sculpted Marble Fountain Bowl