The stones were rubbed on a piece of whetted sandstone to hone the cutting edge. In the United States, sand was used to produce glass as early as 1607 with the founding of the short-lived Jamestown colony in Virginia. Today, the processing of sand is a multi-billion dollar business with operations ranging from very small plants supplying sand and gravel to a few local contractors to very large, highly automated plants supplying hundreds of truckloads of sand per day to a wide variety of customers over a large area. These objects, below, are made mostly of sand. |
Thursday 7 June 2012
"Fun with Sand- Amazing Sand Sculptures (unseen)"
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