The last phase of this project was carving in the bubbles and flow lines on the sides. This took 4 passes -I'd finish, step back and realize that it all has to go deeper. To make a stone sculpture have visual appeal, it relies on deep dark shadows to contrast and define the forms. That means... do it again... and again....
This was my "weapon of choice": a Makita 5" grinder with a flush-mounted diamond blade.
I also use a Makita Die Grinder to shape all the fussy details.
When the form is finally right, I switch to a Makita 5" sander for most of the finish work. I go over everything in 3 passes: a course 36 grit, a medium 80 grit and a fine 120 grit. I also use a variety of air sanders for the hard to reach areas - particularly a 2" right-angle roloc and tapered cartridge rolls on a spindle.
...and here are the final results - the front of the right hand piece...
...and the back.
The front of the left hand piece...
...and the back. The next step is approval, delivery and installation.
Here is a walk-around video of the 3 pieces:
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