The Making of The Family Koru

The timeline was tight, and the block of stone was wet, and the weather was miserable.

The first challenge was moving the block somewhere where it could dry in the wind, and I could work on it – wet stone is very heavy.

Wet stone is more difficult to work – its softer and may crumble, it clogs up your saws, rasps and files, and you cant sand until its perfectly dry. It took a long time to dry.

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