stone carving workshop

["Hugo Vega" <hugo.vega@zzzzzzzzzzz>]

Hi again,

There are a few things important to understand about marble.
First, it is much more expensive to quarry than limestone. Everything has to
be sawn so equipement and man-hour per CF are much different. Yield is also
much lower as the good material must be carefully selected. For example,
about 15 years ago, this wasn't done at Colorado Yule and many people ended
up with sugary material or with other problems (price was also much lower).

Second, when I went in Carrara in March, I visited some quarries and
customers. There is such a volume of production in this region that a lot of
material is "given" to local sculptors. I don't mean sold for cheap but
actually given away. They just have to load it. So we do not intend to
compete with Italian marbles. We offer something different for those who are
looking for something different... and we sell quite a lot in respect to our
production volume.

Now of course, if you need very big blocks for specific commissions, we are
always open to discussion. But keep in mind that smaller pieces found in
distributors are often sold around $1,50/lbs and we do not want to
short-circuit the hard work of customer service and marketing that these
guys are doing to make marble available to everyone.

Hugo Vega