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Kavene nodded as he watched Boris show him the angels. He then quickly ran back to the house, grabbed a couple pieces of paper and a pencil then ran back. He placed the sheets on the table and wrote down:
Mason stroke:
90 degree - shatters stone beneath it.
Lettering stroke:
30 degree- cut beneath existing surface.
He Then drew a picture of a surface and a line that represented the chisel at 90 degrees by the first line, and a surface with a line at a thrity degree angle from the surface, representing the second position.
After quickly doing that he looked up and answered his teachers questions.
"Well, i guess one would use the mason stroke for simply adding holes, such as eyes or pores, putting dents in the stone where need be. The lettering tequnique is more precise, and i see that if used correctly it can remove much larger chunks, by making the stroke in a circle allowing for a refined dip in the stone. The lettering could also be used to carve out mouths and such i suppose."
Kavene thought about the next question for a bit before answering, "The chisel is the most precise tool apparently... it allows for finer additions to the piece, and the different angles have different results. I would hate to try to chip off a large piece by using the Mason style."
Kavene waited patentily to try more. He couldn't wait to get started, as soon as he learned what each tool did ofcourse.
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