Many moonings ago, Mom bought a hand-carved birdbath from a local artist.
Nobody remembers if it CAME with the inside of the bowl painted blue, or if Mom painted it.
The question before us is:
Since the bowl is made of "Indiana sandstone", does it NEED to be painted with any sort of sealant?
I figure there are enough stone cutters in the hundred thirty thousand or more OutHangers, that somebody will know.
If Indiana sandstone isn't too different from Ohio sandstone, I would say no. I have seen dozens of vintage sandstone water troughs and none of them have been sealed. I would think a bird bath would be no different.
Sandstone typically has porosity....but not necessarily permeability.
Fill it full of water and see if the water soaks through and drips from the underside.
Edited by - Buddur on 04/29/2025 09:26:53
Thanks. I'll tell my sister what you said.
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