Well, at this point in the process, it was difficult for me to leave for a vacation (I know, we all need 'em!), but Lori and I had a great trip to visit our friend Karen in Paradise Valley, Montana. It was a wonderful and relaxing time, and now I'm refreshed and ready to start the big marble piece. Incidentally, this stone was formerly the base of a monument for a horse, given to me by my friend Alex. Gotta ask him about the history . . .
Today I finally, with the help of my hydraulic crane, got the thing onto my carving bench. Because of its previous function, it's got a few holes drilled into it, so I'll have to work around those (there's another one in the center on the other side). I've done a bit of grinding and lots of tapping. The finished color looks to be slightly off-white with some gray veining which makes me think it might have come from Colorado. I'm anxious to begin my first marble in several years. I'm guessing it weighs around 220 lbs., so I hope that the open design I've got planned will allow me to remove enough stone so that I can carry it to my inside studio when the weather gets too cold to work outside.
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