i did see your post and did post a response

In case you did not see it

the stone is Tulikivi Soapstone from Finland

The Island is honed and the rest of the counters are polished

I hope I answered your question and if you have any other questions let me know

Thank you. I did see your post but after I posted a separate message to you. Thanks again for your response. How do you like your soapstone? Is it one of the harder varieties?

JB1176

it was installed in july of 2006 and it has held up well to everything that has been done to it

It gets oiled about every 6 months give or take a month or so

my teenage son insists it's a rock so how can he hurt it and for the most part it is true. nothing has happened to it that either oil or a bit of sanding did not take care of

since we never looked at other types of stone i am not sure how it compares to the brazilian, indian , african soapstones

if we were to redo this kitchen or another we would do the same stone again

in the finished kitch blog there is a section about unfinished kitchens and you will find my still as of now unfinished kitchen there with some pics of the counters and island top AI think the only piece not shown there is the piece that covers the radiator that the cats sleeps on