Campbell'sTombstone.

[Dave Smith]

A long time ago Barry Lloyd and I took a machined straight edge and visited the scrap yard of our local tombstone supplier. They allowed us to search through the sides that they cut from the original blocks of material.  According to them all the sides are absolutely true.

Not the case.   So we checked the scrap pieces,and marked out the areas that were flat and true.  Took some searching.   Then they cut the unwanted material off and we had two pieces of 18" x 36" true stone (marble?)   The pieces varied in depth from 1 to 2" because of the rough side.  We then made a proper size fence on a piece of presswood,poured in some quikcrete,set the stone in this, smooth side up and viola!  A true and heavy building board.

A good thing wings were smaller then.   Colin saw our work and thought it a great idea,so he trooped off to equip his workshop properly.   Mine and Barry's still in use today after more than 25 years. I thing Colin built a foamy on his recently???

For today's bigger wings,I use a piece of 1/4 plate glass on top of the stone,suitably braced where it overhangs at the wing root position.

Dave
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