I have this sink and have been using it for over two years at this point...high traffic kitchen, three kids five-and-under...so no one is exactly "delicate" with anything around here!

Love it, the size is great, it cleans up like a dream, has a nice sheen to it and fits just about anything (I have the 30" single bowl).

I do have one pencil-tipped size chip in one corner. You definitely can see it if the sink is super-clean, though I'm not sure others would notice it unless they were "inspecting" it. I would still get this sink, even with the tiny chip. Otherwise, looks like the day it was installed--and I frequently leave stuff in it for a full day (pasta sauce, coffee, etc). Since it is a big single-bowl sink with a very gradual slope, you have to use the sprayer to clean it to the edges, just so you know. I'm not sure if that's true of other single-bowl sinks, but just something to think about.

Good luck! (oh, and buy it online if you can--I paid $600 two years ago for it online and the same sink at my local plumbing supply place was almost $300 more! Ridiculous!)

Sarah

I love mine also and have not had any chipping. I paid an extra $100 for a sink grid, which helps eliminate the chip-worry.

I'm posting here to vote against buying online. The sink is handmade and has a lot of variations, which means you must carefully inspect it at time of pickup. I rejected one with an obvious 1/4" bow in the front. My local store was trying to dump one that wouldn't drain. I paid $800 locally last year; the best price online was $930 with "free" shipping of a 130 lb sink. If you get a defective one online, you really, really don't want to be lugging it back to the post office and paying return shipping.

Blue

I have seen that sink in a display installation and loved it. DH wasn't that keen on the apron front, and I couldn't convince him that we would both love it in 10-15 years. Two years later, I still love it. I can't think of anyone who wasn't happy with theirs -- only the handmade variation issues Blue mentioned above. What will bother some will be character to others, but who wants to ship a large heavy sink back and forth to get the right character. It's a beautiful sink.

Thanks!

Bluekitobsessed, what is a sink grid? I've never heard about that.

I am looking at getting an apron front sink for my kitchen as well. I can't decide whether I want a SS one or a white one. On another note, I was wondering if blue and sarah could comment as to whether water gets into the sink base? I don't want water damage in the sink cabinet.

I posted this somewhere else, but I went through 5 sinks before I found the right one. So another vote against buying online. The first one that I went to pick up had a crack near the drain opening. I then drove to the distributor and went through 3 more (1 with a crack and 1 with a chip). I dragged the one I thought was fine home, only to have the cabinet guy and countertop guy reject it since it was warped and the counter would never sit on it correctly. I drove that one back and picked up another which appears fine. It isn't installed yet, but I can't wait till it's in. It's the 36" single bowl.

Hi ebse, here's a link to the sink grids, they protect the bottom of the sinks.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sink grids

LOVE my white 36" Shaws fireclay. Love it. No nicks. But woe unto anything glass/ceramic/porcelain that I drop inside it. I bought mine online and got it right the first time. I was very lucky.

Did I mention I love it?? I adore it. It's the favorite thing in my kitchen. And I have a Lacanche!

Ok, now i feel stupid. A sink grid is a... sink grid!

Good tip.

I think these sinks are lovely, they really are a great focal point in a kitchen.