20th August 2008
Photos by Harris Digital Productions
When the stone is delivered to site it looks surprisingly larger than the finished carving will be.
This is not because the wings are thick but to allow enough stone for the depth of relief / detail required on the finished carved stone.
A stonemason cuts the diamond drilled holes square to accept the new balustrade
The masons take a lot of care cutting into the corners
The circular balustrade holes after being squared up
The carver mason uses an air tool to carry out the initial carving works
The metal point system is used to get an accurate reference point for the depth of relief taken from the original stone being replaced
Carving the dragons wings.
Note the 3 fixed points around both pieces of stone, this is how the mason transfers the depth of the relief.
The carver checks if he is deep enough using a special metal point system
Setting the pointers to the correct depth before transferring the detail to the new stone
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29 November, 2008