We went in to pick our soapstone slab not even thinking about getting the sink! So glad we went with it. One of my favorite parts of our kitchen! Sink is 8 1/2" deep and perfect.

A 16'' deep sink is back surgery waiting to happen, even if you are 5' tall. 12' is about the limit for comfort, and any deeper is completely unusable to normal arm length humans.

We have a Chicago Wright sink that is 10 inches deep. I'm 6'1" and can touch the bottom of the sink standing straight up. 16 inches seem quite deep to me.

I'm very happy with the sink, it looks great with the cabinets and existing countertops. The sink comes right to the front of cabinet so no reaching over to do dishes. I love the single sink concept and generally fill one of the pots getting washed with soapy water and use that one to clean the others.

Thanks for the information. Quadesl your sink is beautiful!

I suspect that the 16'' depth is the front to back measurement (as in 'counter depth') and not how deep the sink is.

I think Cilantro has it right, a 16" 'deep' sink would be like a laundry tub... they must mean front to back

This is what I have:

CHICAGO-WRIGHT ��" from the original 1907 design Our mid-size sink is just right for any kitchen or bath. Smaller than the double bowl, its single bowl is 30" wide, 18 1/2" from front to back and still a full 10" deep.

I wonder if the 16 inches the OP refers to is the internal front to back dimension.

16'' front to back would still be a really wierd measurement for a kitchen sink. Most are 18'' for drop ins, and most farm sinks are deeper because they get pulled forward.

Interestingly to me, this post made me aware of how I actually use my kitchen sink. I have an old double bowl white sink (the kind where the pots and pans leave those dreadful graymarks). I lift the pot or pan that I am cleaning up and rest it on the center divide and clean it there so that I do not have to lean over at all. I think I would be end up sore and stiff using a really deep sink.

My Chicago Wright has an outside front to back dimension of 18.5 inches, internal front to back is just a bit over 16 inches so the OP's comments sounds about right.

It would really help the discussion of the OP were to clarify the measurements. As Quadesi says, if that's the internal measurement of the sink from front to back, that's not a problem. But, typically sinks are measured from their external measurements, and done as a LxWxH with the L being the side to side, the W being the front to back, and the H being how deep the bowls are. Using non standard nomenclature makes the whole post unclear.

I am pretty sure the local stone guy (who was making the sink meant 16" deep) - but we were considering having the back of the sink go right up the wall and faucets would come off the wall - really looking more like a utility sink then a kitchen sink so we are reconsidering the faucet and design of the sink.

Where can you buy a soapstone sink in Wisconsin? Who installs soapstone sinks?

Contact Green Mountain Soapstone for the nearest supplier.

http://greenmountainsoapstone.com/home/suppliers/

Thank you.

I have a naive question. Do stone sinks funnel the water to the drain, and if so, how?

Yes. The bottom of the sink is tapered toward the drain and gravity evacuates the water.

Thanks. I kinda figured gravity would be involved. I was wondering what the shape of the bottom was like; is it rounded out or that kinda triangulated upside down pyramid effect?