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Indiana Limestone Symposium: For Newbies and Pros Alike (Photo Gallery)

First Posted: 6/8/12 11:41 AM EDT Updated: 6/14/12 09:35 AM EDT
Originally published April/May 2012

BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Ladies and gentlemen, start your chisels. The Indiana Limestone Symposium will take place June 3-23 on the grounds of the storied Bybee Stone Mill in Ellettsville. Launched in 1996, the symposium is structured to accommodate beginning and accomplished carvers in three one-week sessions. Professional carvers from Indiana and around the country are on hand to provide instruction in the use of both hand and pneumatic tools. “One of the principles behind the symposium is to teach the next generation of carvers,” says Pamela Keech, symposium board president. “From the beginning, Bybee Stone Company has been a stalwart sponsor concerned about the art of carving. There are more jobs that call for fine carving skills than they [...]

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Indiana Limestone (Video)

First Posted: 5/25/12 01:31 PM EDT Updated: 5/25/12 01:32 PM EDT

For nearly two centuries, laborers in south-central Indiana have been blasting, cutting, and carving away at the great mass of Salem limestone that has served as the geological and financial bedrock of the region. Early settlers in the area harvested and cut this stone by hand to lay foundations for their homes, businesses, and schools. Once the railroad made its way through the Hoosier state in the mid-19th century, the industry erupted, making way for building projects of epic proportions across the United States and around the world. Master Carver Ned Cunningham comes from a different background than most in his trade and has had his hand in creating works that adorn buildings and spaces from Southern California’s Thomas Aquinas [...]

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