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This page illustrates the creation of a major sculpture in stages
 The rough stone is squared at the base to stand upright |  Rough shaping of the stone with diamond stone saw |
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 further refinement of the shape with angle grinder and chisel work |  shaping begins on all planes |
 finished shape begins to emerge |  stone removal progresses to rough grinding stage |
 The shape is further refined with diamond grinding wheels |  Rough sanding begins to smooth the surface and remove grinding marks |
 Sanding progresses to finer grits |  A clay maquette is fabricated to the dimensions of the final figure and is carefully shaped to fit the stone |
 Rough cutting of the marble stone to the dimensions of the clay model |  The stone girl is shaped and formed at the base to fit the stone |
 Final shaping and sanding of the stone girl. A hole is drilled in the base of the girl and the stone to dry fit a stainless steel pin to anchor the two stones together |  Final polishing of the brucite stone |
 The pieces are pinned and glued together and the sculpture gets a final finishing and photography session |
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