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Kavene examined each stone as it was described. He was careful to write down the different types of stone and there properties on the back of the sheet of paper he had been using while his teachers back was turned, as he had throughout his entire schooling.
He grinned at Boris when he asked to repeat what he had been told. The pantheri mockingly glanced at his paper before continuing placing it away from the table and reapeating what Boris had said from memory.
Pantheri was renound for their minds, kavene was no exception.
Kavene started with describing the stone type that he would probably be using most often. "Granite, Basalt, and metamorphic are the harder types of rock, that i will probably be mostly using. They would fall under the first category. The softer ones were chalk, pumice, and soapstone. They would fall into the second category. The final and third was the gemstones, which, telling by their names, are rather expensive which is why we probably aren't getting to them anytime soon." He concluded the last sentance with a wink.
"Three categories... as for yer second question, i would think Gemstones would be horrible to use because diamonds and such are resounded for there toughness... making them impossible to use percussion tools on. I would think the precussion tools would more likely scratch the diamonds and precious stones before doing there jobs, lowering their values. The harder stone, like granite, though they are hard, i presume are still able to be worked with by these tools, as the harder stones are the most popular to use, and these tools wouldn't be as widespread if the harder stone wasn't popular and easily carved."
Kavene took a breath before continuing. He was still rather worn from loosing all that blood, but he tried to hide it.
"Apparently fumes are realized when these rocks are broken.. something handy to know, and i thank ye for telling mi" he said with another wink at Boris. "Also, chips may go flying, as would be expected when objects are massed together... into the eyes, hence the danger of the trade... A wee bit less than the danger needed in golem crafting, eh?" he said the last sentence jokingly.
"Now its mi turn eh? Which of the second category of stones is the hardest and less likely to fall apart... And im assuming there are maskes or rags that one would wear over the mouth to keep the fumes out... Or am i mistaken?"
It would be a simple solution to keeping out the dust and fumes... Now if there was only something to be worn over the eyes...
He eagerly waited for the response, then more teaching. He also had an idea, as soon as Boris would finish his answering, Kavene would run up to his room and Grab NotIr, his second golem, as well as more paper.
He would then tell NotIr to write down everything said by Boris on the paper, which the little golem would do, just as a golem would...
Kavene would be glad he could concentrate more on Boris, and save his hand and arm for the actual working with stone.
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