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Knapping Floor Tile
vinemaplebows:
Jack,
T o say tile is tile, is like saying rock is rock...you should do more research....IMO
JackCrafty:
Yes, I should. Sounds like fun (I get to stroll the isles of my favorite place...).
jeffp51:
I would like to try some tile if anyone has more advice on the good stuff. . .how do I tell what will pressure flake well?
JackCrafty:
Jeff,
Since no one has answered so far (it's still early, I know) I'll give it a shot. I went out and bought a bunch of ceramic and porcelain tile right after my last post and knapped it. (I went to Home Depot) The "best" seems to be porcelain floor tile and bullnose trim that actually has the words "PREMIUM PORCELAIN" imprinted on the back. Here are my results so far in order of flake quality (from best to worst):
Premium Porcelain bullnose trim (dark grey)
Premium Porcelain floor (dark gray)
Ceramic bullnose trim (dark red)
Porcelain floor (tan)
Ceramic floor (dark red)
Ceramic wall (dark red)
Porcelain floor (dark red)
Imitation Saltillo Tile (terra cotta) Note: grey on the inside and knaps horribly.
Ceramic wall tile (white) Note: this stuff is worse than sink/toilet ceramic.
Bullnose trim is thinner than the floor tile, and comes in smaller pieces, but seems to be the best quality. And the color in parenthesis is the actual color of the inside/back of the tile, not the color of the hard surface.
I haven't tried authentic clay tile, or clay pots (for potting plants) but I will soon. I probably won't try Travertine.
vinemaplebows:
--- Quote from: jackcrafty on June 15, 2015, 09:37:41 pm ---Jeff,
Since no one has answered so far (it's still early, I know) I'll give it a shot. I went out and bought a bunch of ceramic and porcelain tile right after my last post and knapped it. (I went to Home Depot) The "best" seems to be porcelain floor tile and bullnose trim that actually has the words "PREMIUM PORCELAIN" imprinted on the back. Here are my results so far in order of flake quality (from best to worst):
Premium Porcelain bullnose trim (dark grey)
Premium Porcelain floor (dark gray)
Ceramic bullnose trim (dark red)
Porcelain floor (tan)
Ceramic floor (dark red)
Ceramic wall (dark red)
Porcelain floor (dark red)
Imitation Saltillo Tile (terra cotta) Note: grey on the inside and knaps horribly.
Ceramic wall tile (white) Note: this stuff is worse than sink/toilet ceramic.
Bullnose trim is thinner than the floor tile, and comes in smaller pieces, but seems to be the best quality. And the color in parenthesis is the actual color of the inside/back of the tile, not the color of the hard surface.
I haven't tried authentic clay tile, or clay pots (for potting plants) but I will soon. I probably won't try Travertine.
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Yep, that's about right......but, new tile comes in now and then check it for quality...you never know! :)
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