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We are sad to share the passing of an icon in the concrete art world, Jerry C Karlik, friend, mentor and someone with the best stories of doing so many things with a cool Florida style.
We will miss you Jerry and the wealth of knowledge you always shared with us.

Fishstone Studio and artist Carrie Fischer will be exhibiting INVERTADUDE at the

Silicon Valley Sculpture Fair
September 23-25, 2022

SVS 2022 is hosted by
MENLO COLLEGE
1000 EL CAMINO REAL, ATHERTON CA

for more info
siliconvalleysculpture.com

September 23 (Friday): Open to the public noon to 6pm. Artist meet & greet

September 24 (Saturday): Open to the public 9am to 6pm

September 25 (Sunday): Open to the public 10am to 3pm.
Live Auction: Noon

Children and students attend for free.
Tickets available at eventbrite

Carrie is sculpting in the studio with her favorite HP50 standard mix
She like to use AR fiber in the structure coats and PVA fiber for the finish coat in combo with the Vertical bag mix
This recipe includes black pigment, Kong polymer, water, HP50 and fibers breakdown recipe shows easy to manage batches, her favorite is the half batch which weighs out at 31 Lbs and fits in a 5 gallon bucket for mixing and easy hand layup.

$10,000 CONCRETE COUNTERTOPS

We recently had the pleasure of working with Modustrial Maker on a countertop project that tuned out absolutely fantastic! We used HP50 High Performance Concrete Mix and supercharged it with Super-Six-Admix for the countertops and sealed with our U-Seal Concrete Countertop Sealer.
Check out the video and let us know what you think.

https://youtu.be/RqcpTIvAnyQ

$10,000 CONCRETE COUNTERTOPS In this video, I show how to make concrete countertops for my abandoned building kitchen renovation series. To make these concrete countertops, I went out t...

Stocking up with AR Fibers so you don't have too... Second 40' Ocean container showed up this morning loaded with NEG AR Glass Fiber. Fishstone has over 60 pallets or 64,000lbs in stock today. Did you know NEG fibers are the only fibers with a zirconia level over 17% (This batch tested in at 17.2%). In addition, our fibers have a unique binder which allows the fibers to blend better and stay soft(easier to work with). This binder also provides a much better bond to the concrete creating stronger concrete with fewer fibers. Give us a call to get a pallet quote.....

GOT KONG? Getting ready for a big order🚚🚚

Fishstone updated their phone number.

Fishstone updated their phone number.

Throwback article we stumbled on from 15 years ago. Seems like a lifetime ago....oh how this industry has grown...

Filming underway. are in the Studio this week making concrete countertops for Mike’s new place in Chicago stay tuned for the how to video they are putting together www.concrete countertop supply.com

How to cast a SuperSix Admix bistro table

Just doesn't get any easier... Super-Six-Admix https://youtu.be/QRjT6YwBJQs

How to cast a SuperSix Admix bistro table Make your own concrete bistro table with a barnwood finish. This video shows you how to cast your concrete table top with a 50lb concrete mix in less than an...

National Dog Day. Meet our two shop dogs...Stella and Jaeger.

40lb, KongKrete™ LIQUID acrylic polymer - Fishstone - Concrete Countertop Supplies

Kong Polymer....the industries go to polymer for GFRC and all types of polymer modified concrete. In stock and ready to ship at Concrete Countertop Supply. Available in 5 gallons, 55 gallon drums, 275 gallon totes and for production shops, 33,000 gallon tankers.
If you haven't experienced the difference give it a go and see for yourself.
https://concretecountertopsupply.com/Item/KongKrete-Acrylic-Polymer-GFRC

40lb, KongKrete™ LIQUID acrylic polymer - Fishstone - Concrete Countertop Supplies KongKrete™ is a premium all acrylic high solids polymer emulsion made specifically for the GFRC industry. KongKrete™ is a water-based, non-hazardous material utilizing the newest and most advanced resin technologies.

Building a DIY GFRC CONCRETE Dining Table for Outdoors // How To

Check out Crafted Workshops YouTube video for this GFRC outdoor dining table.

Building a DIY GFRC CONCRETE Dining Table for Outdoors // How To Learn how to build a concrete outdoor dining table with a metal base using GFRC, glass fiber reinforced concrete. This was my first GFRC project and definite...

Not the prettiest backside but a simple way to reinforce larger GFRC pieces. This piece is 8"x4'x20" and 5/8" thick. By running thicker ribs creating the "waffle pattern" will give this base plenty of strength for the large stresses it will encounter....

Pigment tip: Here' something we've been doing for a long time.
When weighing out pigment for your batches use coffee filters which can be thrown away when done. No more trying to clean out dirty pigment containers. Give it a try...you'll like it....

As cold weather approaches consider ordering items now that freeze to eliminate overnight shipping charges. Your location may be warm but it may be freezing on the journey from our warehouse.

Sealcoated the parking lot this past weekend....looks so much better dont you think

Working on color swatches for our pigment line. They are cast in our HP50 high performance bag mix for consistancy. Next we'll seal some with Useal to show what the colors will be sealed and unsealed. Then we can move on to blended colors. Stock only 9 pigments and get the rainbow.

DIY Concrete Sink & Countertop ll Small Bathroom Renovation

Check out this inspirational concrete sink by Modustrial using Fishstone products

DIY Concrete Sink & Countertop ll Small Bathroom Renovation This episode shows how to make a DIY white concrete countertop with integrated sink for a small bathroom renovation. I used glass-fiber reinforced concrete f...

Day 2 of PRO GFRC workshop
Demold of a fabric form project

Customers are loving the quality, ease of use and consistancy of our white high performance mix HP-50. Another truckload(almost 40,000lbs) going out today. Find out more at www.concretecountertopsupply.com

Fishstone's white CSA(Rapid setting concrete)...when you need it fast and white partnered with Super-SIX-Admix is a perfect match

Concrete products I use in public sculptures

Nice blog article about some of our products being used in concrete sculptural work....check it out!

Concrete products I use in public sculptures Using Fishstone concrete products for large scale public art. Product choice is determined by a couple of main factors, size of project and interior vs exterior

Special guest in the shop today.......doing some video.......
Do you know who this famous YouTuber is?

Don't miss out!!! Our spring 2020 training dates are set. Visit us at www.concretecountertopsupply.com for details.

GFRC cladding workshop using some new tools of the trade for hanging our wall panels @ Fishstone Studio

GFRC fabric formed 4’x8’ cladding wall panel ... it’s up on the wall after forming and casting yesterday. Day 2 of our cladding workshop @ Fishstone Studio

Demold Day 2 of Cladding Workshop @ Fishstone Studio

Happy customer....truckload of HP50 mix going out

Introducing Greektown’s New Lady of the Lake Sculpture | Greektown Chicago

Lake of the Lake exhibited in Greektown Chicago through 2020

Introducing Greektown’s New Lady of the Lake Sculpture | Greektown Chicago Greektown Chicago: Introducing Greektown’s New Lady of the Lake Sculpture

How to cast a SuperSix Admix bistro table

How to cast a SuperSix Admix bistro table Make your own concrete bistro table with a barnwood finish. This video shows you how to cast your concrete table top with a 50lb concrete mix in less than an...

Some throwback photos of some of our first booths from 2007. It's hard to believe Fishstone was one of the first and only distributors for concrete countertop and GFRC professionals 12 years ago.....This market has grown.....