Stone Carving

Today at Enrich I did my stone carving. It is a koru pattern. To make a stone carving you need  a piece of Omarau stone. You then cut that stone into the right amount of stone and draw your carving onto the stone. Then you cut most of the extra stone out with a saw and then the excess pieces off with a smaller saw. After that you use a file to round the stone and get the pointy edges off. You then use a small knife to carve anything in that you need to carve in and then use sandpaper to sand it until it is completely smooth. I am up to the filing stage and when I'm finished it will hopefully turn out like this picture.

The Technology Challenge

Today at Enrich we did a technology challenge. We had to make a device that would pull a hammer and a chisel towards us and then free ourselves from the set concrete which our feet were sealed in. In our group there were Pippa, Jemma and I. Our construction was a failure and we blew up. Luckily it was only a game!!