by Waste to Value, a company owned by Louwrens Mulder. The Tomahawk Stone Splitter, which is being marketed and distributed by Braxton-Bragg LLC cuts measured sections of leftover stone slab material. These precision pieces can be stacked or tumbled and mortared, creating a stunning chiseled wall, or laid out flat to produce remarkable flooring and paving.

According to market research, 90% of stone that is excavated from the earth for countertops gets thrown away during all the various processing phases, from quarrying the stone to the final fabrication. With a loss of approximately 30% due to wasted stone during fabrication, the average fabricator loses around $5,000 per month, which is money thrown into our landfills. By using the Tomahawk Stone Splitter on waste stone, a whole new market opens up for detailed natural stone inlay. The possibilities using the resulting end product are only limited by the fabricator’s imagination.

The Tomahawk is moderately priced, and is an excellent buy for the small fabricating shop. Since no dies are needed, initial investment costs can be kept low, allowing for less overhead per project. (Once the upgrades are finished, this machine will be able to create both a chiseled and a smooth edge, giving the Tomahawk even greater flexibility. This information is pending the owner’s reply as to the status of the upgrade.)

Waste to Value is dedicated to offering real innovation and assistance to the building industry and help the industry to use recycled granite and build green. Recycling is important and Mr. Mulder is one of the first entrepreneurs to focus on the recycling of natural stone. The Tomahawk he has invented is revolutionary and will help granite fabricators and builders to use granite waste as recycled products for cladding, paving and tiling surfaces.

For additional information on the Tomahawk, contact the sales reps at Braxton-Bragg. Call toll free, 1-800-575-4401. The Tomahawk will be available exclusively through Braxton-Bragg.