{"product_id":"open-book-blue-granite-grave-ledger-memorial-35cm","title":"Open Book Blue Granite Grave Ledger Memorial - 35cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn open-book ledger lies on a thick matching base slab, the two leaves opening low either side of a shallow spine. Both page faces are taken to a mirror polish, and the sawn edges of the slab are left matte against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpen Book Ledger Cut in Blue Granite\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite at this scale is worked by saw and polish rather than by chisel, and the crystal is the point. This is the pale iridescent feldspar sort, so the polish has to be carried far enough to bring the flecks up without rounding the arris where the two pages meet at the gutter. That arris is cut last and by hand. The contrast between mirrored pages and sawn matte edges is deliberate and is what stops the piece reading as a plain slab. Between the flecks the field is a mid grey, and that is what keeps the blue reading as stone rather than as paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA polished ledger sits flat on a lawn plot, a cremation section, a garden of remembrance or alongside an existing upright on a family grave. Polished granite sheds rain and shows lettering clearly for far longer than a matte stone, which is why it is the usual choice where a ledger takes weather from above. Confirm the burial authority rules on polished finishes before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Polished Granite Suits a Flat Ledger\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven weeks. The book is sawn from one block and the gutter is cut before the pages are polished, because polishing compound thrown off a page would round that arris if the order were reversed. The base slab is dressed to match. Both pages reach you entirely uncut and take a name, dates and any wording in the lettering you settle on, or stay plain for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 27kg, liftable by two people, on a level sand bed or a thin slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther flat ledgers are grouped in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the granite under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53829364613467,"sku":"MST-MEM-022","price":6467.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-022_1.jpg?v=1787130497","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/open-book-blue-granite-grave-ledger-memorial-35cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}