Rock & Roll!

Time has come to tackle the big one! After getting the template and profile sorted for the sculpture, I was able to see where the majority of stone was going to be removed. Establishing how best to split the stone is essential as it allows me to possibly end up with a few good big sizeable off-cuts to make further sculptures from.
Unfortunately, after getting a few more drill holes into the next face, my £500 SDS Max drill sparked and stopped working. The next drill I used was less powerful and is an SDS Plus. This drill wasn't up to the job on such a hard stone, with one drill bit snapping and a second bending under pressure!! It proved to be 'Not a good day in the office'.