Tyndall limestone - or surface patterns and form

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surface pattern obscuring form
Deb
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Hi Deb - yes, I TOTALLY agree. My Tyndall pieces are things that I did in
school, and we used what was supplied to us because it is the most local
dimensionally cut stone available. Cost being the major factor - at that it
is still 9 or so driving hours away. The ballistrade that I carved isn't so
bad because there's not the detail, but you get into the wall panel and even
the scroll bracket and you lose the form. It is used around here a great
deal as a building stone, but it certainly isn't my 1st choice as a carving
stone - although it certainly was challenging and great to learn on. The
dark patches can be very hard, and the light very soft, and the shells and
fossils unforgiving!

Karen Bereza
Traditional Stone Carving
pics at http://public.fotki.com/KarenBereza/