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Top row and middle right; This is one of Sakurai’s work areas where
he begins the process of making suiseki. He places a stone in a
water filled sink to determine where to cut it. The stone on the
middle right has been marked for a basal cut. Removing a thick Bottom row; Power tools used in the manufacture of suiseki
layer of stone at the bottom will result in an attractive mountain include different sized circular grinders used to remove smaller
stone. pieces of stone and refine the shape. At right is a pneumatic
Middle row; Sitting in his workshop Sakurai uses small hand held hand-held chisel used to remove pieces of stone. The entire back
cold chisels and a hammer to shape small hut and other types or upper part of this stone was shaped using this tool.
of small stones. Typically, a hut stone can be made in twenty
minutes; a small scenic stone takes a little longer.
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