Post #299529 by Paipo on Mon, Apr 16, 2007 3:51 AM

Yeah what a mess! Talcy white powder up to my elbows, through my hair ( :lol: ) and half an inch thick on my boots!
I'd forgotten how messy using the saw can be....but I'm getting ahead of myself here.

Our story begins yesterday with a trip to Tama's - not just to use the rock saw, but also catch up for few drinks and stare longingly at his new Benzart. I arrived a little late in the day to start cutting so we got down to more important business:

A box of beer and a few Pisco sours (in appropriate vessels) followed, along with viewing a couple of carving related docos including the excellent "Lost Gods of Easter Island". Much discussion of various matters ensued until quite late in the evening. Unfortunately this stage of the trip was not very well documented.
Next morning, slightly worse for wear, it was time to get to work.
Raw materials....

A recent acqusition, looking like it could yield some nice fillets:

Tama's trusty saw - the perfect size for breaking down blocks or whole stones of several pounds or less:

Paydirt! Many hours later, a nice bucket o' slabs of various colours and quality. Enough to keep me going for quite a while.....

Cheers Tama and Vix (hostess with the mostess)! :drink:

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[ Edited by: Paipo 2007-04-16 03:56 ]