Model of a Silpi Sharpening Chisels
Our master sculptress, Holly Young, is busy on the Big Island. Today she sent us photos of the completed life-size wax showing an Iraivan silpi sharpening a mild-steel chisel. These chisels last about 5-7 minutes before the hard granite dulls them beyond use. So hundreds need to be sharpened ever two days. Here Manikandan is about to strike the blow on the red-hot and malleable end of the chisel. Here a brick is shown underneath, but in real life it is a solid piece of metal.
This is the third in the series of nine sculptures that will tell the story of how Iraivan Temple was envisioned, designed and built.
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December 4th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
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