Wheels in Motion

The right dimension of slab has been found for the first cog! The heavy stone is lifted onto the table for the first time and the circular outer shape is cut out using the water saw. You can see the beautiful bedding and fossil lines running through the stone when it's wet.

Things are starting to take shape! After several days of cutting and grinding the spokes of the cog and the central hole have been core drilled out, making the design complete. There is still a lot of hand finishing, sanding and filing to do first before the cog will be fully complete. There is a great industrial presence and feel to the stone seeing it lying on the ground. You could almost be forgiven thinking that it may have once belonged in some huge Mill in Ireland!.