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type of etching he finds appropriate. A wider nozzle owners of these stones are likely unaware that their Top left and right; Sakurai’s
would cover a broader area than a narrow one which stones were cleaned in this manner. large circular saw is capable of
is more typically used to remove stone from a very Sakurai also user smaller hand held power tools to cutting both small and large
specific area. make or modify stones to form suitable suiseki. Dif- stones quickly and efficiently.
He can also make the
Sakurai uses his sand blasting equipment to rough- ferent sized circular grinding tools allow him to make partial cuts needed to make
en and make bottom cuts of stones look natural. He small to medium-sized alterations including smooth- mountain-shaped stones. The
sometimes uses this technique to work freshly cut ing over cuts in the stone. These are used in the final water cooled diamond bladed
areas on the top portion of the stone to obtain a tex- shaping of landscape stones. Variable speed tools al- saw can cut through a stone in
ture close to the texture and roughness of the original low him to make more detailed changes that can only just a few minutes.
surface. A third use of this equipment is for cleaning be obtained with a slower speed machine. High speed Middle left; His sandblasting
equipment consists of a cone-
newly collected stones from rivers. Sakurai informed grinding can cause the rock to split into two pieces. shaped bin containing special
us that this was a common method for cleaning larger Another tool in his arsenal is a hand-held pneu- etching material with a large
stones in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, he had matic drill. This is used to remove small piece of stone air compressor beneath. The
four for five people each day bring stones they had to improve its overall shape. This piece of equipment stone to be altered is placed
collected in different rivers for him to clean by sand is used to remove unwanted knobs, protrusions, and inside the large box with a
heavy duty plastic viewing
blasting. Many of the Seta River Tiger Striped stones other similar parts. When a stone needs a major re- cover. Hoses carrying high
that are occasionally seen in exhibition were cleaned shaping, Sakurai would soak it for ten minutes in a pressure air and sand are
in this manner. After sandblasting, they were polished hydrochloric acid solution to soften the stone mak- inserted through the arm hole
using fine sand paper and water. Today, many of the ing it easier to remove smaller pieces using the small ports on the front.

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