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From: Robert L Webb <>
Subject: Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Making New Bases out of Cement?
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:22:49 -0500


Thank you. I agree with you that the stone should not be set down in a
box of concrete. The formula I found gives directions for making the
proper measurements for the cement block, depending on the height of the
stone itself, and then tells what size to make the recess in the cement
block. After the recessed base is made, the stone would sit down in it
and be mortared in with special formula of mortar and possibly with epoxy
at the bottom, but done in such a way that it could be removed if
necessary and not "cemented in." I've been working on cement forms of
various sizes, and recess blocks, but haven't actually made any yet to
see how it will turn out. I agree that it would be better to do nothing
than to do harm by not knowing what you're doing, and am trying to be
sure I know what I'm doing before I actually do anything, and then not do
anything that can't be undone.
Robert


On Thu, 5 May 2005 14:12:38 -0500 "Wendy Ledbetter" <>
writes:
> You know, this is a subject that always brings out the best and worst
> of
> people. Some people believe that it's a great idea to try to restore
> while
> others say that if you can't hire professionals to do restorations
> you
> should leave it alone (the argument is that you can do more harm
> than good
> if you don't know what you're doing). My one caution would be to be
> sure you
> don't do something that can't be undone if the stones won't hold up.
> For
> example, are you talking about the very slim stones that stand
> upright?
> These were very traditional during the early 1900s. I've seen
> several ways
> of "fixing" these, but one thing I've seen that typically didn't
> work is to
> simply pour a "box" of concrete and set the stone in it. Most of
> those have
> just ended up with stones that were broken in half.
> I'm certainly not a pro, but have dealt with both sides of this
> issue to
> some degree. There are several organizations that specialize in
> this, and
> they have some good advice.
> I'm of the opinion that doing something is a good thing. If someone
> had done
> "something" many years ago, how many of us would not be searching
> for a
> grave that we'll never find?
> Wendy Ledbetter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert L Webb [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 2:00 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Making New Bases out of Cement?
>
> I have another question. The cemetery we're trying to restore has
> several flat slab stones which have bases but the bases are broken,
> and
> will not hold the stone up. I'm not sure if these bases can be
> repaired.
> I'm thinking about making new bases out of cement, by using a
> formula I
> found for making such bases, for the proper height, width, and
> depth, and
> the proper measurement of the recess block. Has anyone had any
> experience with making bases out of cement? or any opinion
> regarding
> whether it is a good idea?
> Robert
>
>
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