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Gather Co Texture Guide

Here at Gather Co we want to ensure that the gap between your screen and our surfaces is bridged. As such, we have developed this Texture Guide to provide a general understanding of the finishes across our collection and to offer a sense of the ‘feel’ you can expect from each variety.

*Please note: This is intended as a guide only. Some surfaces may sit outside the prescribed finish as stated below. It is not a Slip Rating, you’ll find that in the “Resources and Installation” section at the bottom of each product page.

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Mild

Coarse

Rating

Type of Finish

Polished A mirror-like shine accomplished by using progressively finer grit during the polishing process.

Brushed Brush finishing involves exposing stone surfaces to a rotating wire brush, simulating natural wear over time.

Honed A honed finish is achieved by applying a polishing head with a coarse grit fitting.

Sawn After initial cutting, the stone is lightly polished to remove the heaviest saw marks but, not enough to achieve a fully honed finish.

Acid Washed Acid washing is an exfoliation process where a chemical reaction is used to flake away at the stone’s surface.

Flamed A flamed finish is achieved through heating the surface of stone to extreme temperatures, followed by a rapid cooling process – leaving a textured, unrefined consistency.

Sand Blasted Sand blasting is the process of forcibly propelling streams of course material against a stone surface to smoothen or roughen it.

Chisseled A chiselled finish is achieved when metal combs are run over stone to form a unified grooved surface.

Natural A natural finish refers to stone in its raw state. It is reached through a combination of various geological conditions and prolonged environmental/atmospheric exposure.

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Tumbled Tumbling is a secondary process applied in addition to one of the primary finishes. It is used to alter the edge detail of stone and typically results in reduced surface coarseness. Most commonly, tumbling is achieved by combining both stone pieces and aggregate inside a rotating rubber lined.

Bush Hammered This process employs either simple hand-held hammers or large electric implements. The method works through repeated surface impacts with a large metal slug made up of uniformed conical points.

Convict Picked A traditional stone treatment historically undertaken by convicts in Australia where steel crafting tools are repeatedly struck against the stone surface to achieve a moderate to heavily textured finish.

Split Splitting is achieved by mechanically or hand fragmenting stone, exposing a natural cleft and heavily textured finish.

Gather Co Rating Guide

Gather Co specialises in trading repurposed and antique fixtures. The matured nature of these genuine artifacts means that every piece comes in a distinct condition. We’ve developed this rating guide to help you quickly assess the level of wear associated with each selection.

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Good

High

Rating

One Star

These pieces are beautiful although their application must be carefully considered. Structural integrity is compromised.

Two Star

Likely presence of both structural faults and obvious superficial blemishes. Repairs evident.

Three Star

Minor structural issues and/or noticeable levels of wear.

Four Star

Firm structural integrity. Moderate signs of wear.

Five Star

Signs of wear still evident but, well preserved. Structurally sound.

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BAIBIAN

Bluestone

Step 1. Format: Steppers

Finish: Baibian - Sawn

Texture Guide: 2

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Extremely popular in the Australian market, Bluestone has etched its place in landscape design due to its stunning mid blue and grey appearance and versatile application.

Featuring "cats paws" or "honeycomb pitting" which are instantly identifiable as Bluestone, this product offers considerable variation in tones and subtle differences across most pieces.

• Member of the basalt family and extremely popular in the Australian market.

• Low water absorption and excellent slip resistance make it highly suited for use around pools.

• Pre sealing and sealing recommended.

Chinas southernmost province is Hainan and it's here that you'll find Haikou. The sprawling subtropical landscape of this region is just as spectacular as the bluestone is produces.

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Origin

Haikou - Originally a port city, Haikou derives its name from the Chinese word for ‘seaport’ though the modern Haikou is also known by the moniker of ‘Coconut City’. With a mixture of Portuguese, French and South-Asian influences it has benefited from contact with the West since the treaty of Tianjin in 1858 opened up trade routes.

Material

Bluestone - is not one particular stone, but in fact a commercial term used to describe a product that is commonly made up of various types of stone. In Australia various states use different names for ‘Bluestone’. For example, in Victoria Bluestone is known as Basalt. Despite naming conventions all Bluestones are hardy and commonly used for construction and foundation.

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