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Boris nodded. He was satisifed with Kavene's basic understanding of the tools of the trade. He motioned Kavene to follow him to another part of the building where chunks of rock lay cluttered around tables. "Now that you know a few uses of the tools, you should probably get aquainted with the various amounts of stone that you might use."
He picked up a few stones and explained the signifigance. "There are many different types of stones, and each will give you a different experience in sculpting. First, there are the soft stones. These stones, such as chalk, pumice, and soapstone are very easy to penetrate with your tools. If you're into golemcrafting, I would use these types of stones sparingly." He put the soft rocks down and picked up some heavier ones. "These stones, granite, basalt, and metamorphic, are the hardest stones you'll work with. Usually abrasive-type tools will help with their hardness. There are also gem stones, which are different from the hard and soft that you can carve, but we'll save that for another lesson."
Boris put the stones down and proceeded to caution Kavene. "Now, you do realize that stone sculpting is not all fun and games. Even stones have fumes that can hurt like poisons, and not only that, chips of rocks can fly in the air into your eyes and mouth. You treat each stone with the caution and respect it deserves." He warned.
Before they started on the fun part of the lesson, Boris asked just a few more questions. "Tell me, Kavene, how many categories of rocks did I tell you about? And let's see.. tell me which category of stones would be bad to use if you were going to use a percussion tool? Can stone crafting be dangerous at times? Why?"
Boris chuckled a little bit. He was gladdened by his student's careful attention, but the teacher inside him wanted to make sure that the lad received the very best in training.
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