[Jewelry making - Article 00536] - Re: [Orchid] Primitive methods for cutting jade

[Philip Wells]

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    Hi Brian ! I hope you have lots of time ! My understanding of Maori
    jade cutting is - they used thred - flax rope - loaded with sand and
    pulled back and forwards by hand , to cut the large blocks into the
    required size , then did the shaping with sandstone blocks , the
    final polish was done by rubbing the piece on some exposed skin - the
    body oils did the polishing and imparted a bit of the owner to the
    stone . I think I have some more info somewhere if anyone is
    interested ! 

Best wishes from sunney Nelson  
Philip Wells


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