Thanks so very much everyone. I really appreciate each of your kind replies and helpful information, I learned a lot! I get tired just thinking of doing all of this and the sink isn't leaking or anything as it's superficial at this point, but it's true that it could rust the cast iron once it starts to penetrate the coating but I am thinking that is a long way off. Boy, did I learn a lesson, never cheat a bigger sink into a smaller cabinet. It looks fine and not too big but the cabinet sides on the inside are where the problems begin. Not to mention another lesson I learned is that I had some left over granite but they offered to cut it for a large demilune furniture piece top in my foyer. I am wishing I had that piece now. I am not sure it would have been big enough just for the section around the sink but I will never know now. Thank you for the compliments on the kitchen, I am the no clutter queen but looking at that picture maybe I should let up a little on that, ha ha. When this is resolved I'll let you know what happened. It may be awhile! Linelle, I hope the problem with the sink base was answered for you in the helpful posts above. Thanks so much appreciate the kind words.

Here's my drop-in sink tip - some sinks marketed as undermounts are actually installable as drop-in! I really love my new single bowl undermount 25" Ruvati sink: http://www.efaucets.com/detail.asp?Product_Id=RVM4130 $192 It is 16 gauge 304 steel and made in China. I found out after buying it that it can be mounted undermount or topmount - right now it's temporarily installed topmount and looks fine. The flange has a finished edge and the surface is the same finish as the inside of the sink. It includes a sturdy rinse grid, a really nice basket strainer assembly, and it has a good soundproofing pad on the bottom. The drain is slightly to the back which gives me more space under the sink for a trash organizer. My ultra-picky husband was impressed. I am not one who wants to see my reflection in my sink so I can't comment on whether it shows water spots or not because I don't fuss about those things. I do love the rounded corners for ease of cleaning. It is replacing a wider double bowl sink but I'm so happy to have a single sink now! If I want division I can always use a separate tub in the sink but right now I love the larger space - especially as my faucet is higher and more powerful now. If you want something bigger you could consider this: http://www.efaucets.com/detail.asp?Product_Id=RVM4200 $249 - but not sure if it's in stock anywhere Here's a double bowl version: Ruvati RVM4300 Undermount 16 Gauge 32" Kitchen Sink Double Bowl http://www.ruvati.com/product-p/rvm4300.htm

Gorgeous cedar, waverly6 ! I can also recommend Odie's Oil, which is made and sold from a little business in Florida - you should be able to find it online. It's a waterproof zero-VOC wood finish - hard to explain, but it's amazingly waterproof and not shiny like many others. I've got it on the kitchen floor and NOTHING soaks in, and I'm not very nice to it. His advertising is beyond cheesy, and he's cagey about what's in it while dissing the competition, which imho is unprofessional, but there you go. It's good stuff! We also got a Waterstone faucet from Rachiele, and it's perfect - I don't know how they do it, but it doesn't splash. It's worth putting together what you fancy using the Rachiele website, and then phoning Dino, as he's extremely knowledgeable (was previously a Certified Kitchen Designer) and very helpful, lots of good ideas to get you the best bang for your buck! My sink is on his website, actually - it's the overhead shot with lots going on - dishes drying, flowers, big pile of onions to make soup, and a bottle of wine ;). I'll try sending you a pm about the fb Aga group. :)

Thanks, I think that a new slab will be a starting point. What also might work is trimming the stone so that the sink sits below with a very small (1/8-1/4 inch) and uniform border all around. We saw a picture like that and it didn't look bad. Here's a picture of the worst corner--its pretty easy to see how bad the edge and corner is. I think it might have been bring your child to work day at the slab yard.