And that's how you split a sandstone...
Stone-hammer right here. It's much easier to work with than just a stone.
Less load on your hands
Looks like there will be a tail here...
And a base over here.
Now we will continue to break down and remove larger pieces of stone.
Basically, doing the boasting part of the job
Right, the next step is to remove this part here.
So I'll go ahead and do it now.
The work is done with a stone hammer. I have a couple of these
We will try to use a bone saw moving forward
So we have to make one from this large cow bone
Which we are about to crack
We have a bunch of bone fragments now
And will continue with our sawing operation. We use the bone over here
Also try this piece of wood
It's easy - just mix some river sand and water. Add a bit of clay
And keep sawing
I would need to hammer these edges down.
The problem is that the saw gets stuck inside now because of the odd angle
The initial stage of stone boasting is nearly finished now.
I was able to break off such pieces while using the larger stone over here
Now I will use a smaller one to knock out tiny grooves like this
During the initial stage boasting, I was able to remove a larger pieces - like here
Now, I leave a much neater marks - like here
The head will be here. And the tail will be right there
The base still needs some work. We need to lift it up
The head is here and the tail is right there
Also, this bump must go away too
Some markings done for the head
Still a bit rough but it starts to take a shape
Some outdoor activities scheduled for today
We've moved our workshop but there is still no chair or table.
So we will enjoy some fresh air outside instead
Currently, one handle is slightly bigger than the other.
And we have to make them look identical
When it comes to the tail, the original specimen's one is sharper.
And it also has a beak, right here
Both of these elements are rather subtle...
I am worried that I might break them in the process.
So instead, first I am going to shape the neck over here and drill out the inner cavity section
And only then, I'll get to the tail and the beak
I've constructed this drill press and gonna use it now
And that's how the drill bit grinds in. Works just like that
I've decided to add a sharper sand and limestone chunks as an additional abrasive
This was done in order to expand the depth and width of cavity at one given time
A half hour's work... and we can clearly see a layer of dust
We have some bone needles.
And we gonna use these to drill holes in our handles.
Starting now
I am trying to drill small holes in vessels handles.
Managed to break a couple of needles by now ...
Quite a fragile tool... Though, still does the job
Nearly done now.
That's the beak
The vase is done