Show Us YOUR Work Thread - Tilers Pictures

MakenaTile · May 27, 2012

these are a few of my latest jobs. The last is obviously unfinished in those pics. It's an outside shower- curbless. I ran the stone floor up the wall to make the space look bigger- It worked. Was a pain to set the floor tho because the drain was just 3/4" lower than the wood deck that the stone butted up against where you step in.

here's the mural finished

DHTiling · May 27, 2012

Awesome work makenatile.

White Room · May 28, 2012

Fantastic work Makena, what sort of tools do you use cut out for the leaves from the face tile..

rainsco · May 28, 2012

i like the entry mural.. very extraordinary in design and i never see things like this handcarved without a waterjet .

jonnyc · May 28, 2012

thanks for these links.
i will get in touch to see if ship to uk.
i need something strong , but simple and not too big for stone work in bathrooms and this first link could be answer .
i have other bigger cutters up to 1200mm ali manta italian , which are nice and light but the the legs have had it after only two years.
this meistergold fahrbahr looks good for transportation. do you have any problems with head moving and cutting offline as it is only sitting on a single rail.

MakenaTile · May 28, 2012

whitebeam said:
Fantastic work Makena, what sort of tools do you use cut out for the leaves from the face tile..

I use a Gemini Ring Saw.

However- I also do overlay murals- thin cut glued with epoxy to face of stone

paper thin yet 3D carved. Once the edge is grouted- your unable to tell that it's not cut in. The back of this turtle is from an 18"x18" piece of slate. Smaller turtles are made with a single piece of tile.

MakenaTile · May 28, 2012

well-I use a ring saw to cut the shapes out- and a Grinder to carve shape into it. On floors- has to be mostly flat- but on walls I like to do this

the design is one I invented- the idea is there is no right side up- going in or out- it still looks like its facing the right way. It's my best invention! Works with bamboo as well.