| The same carving and finishing methods shown on this web page are used to carve shell, water buffalo horn, water buffalo bone, and mammoth ivory in Bali. | ||
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| Most of these pictures were taken at Mantra, jl. Astina Pura Selatan, Br. Geriya, Tampaksiring, Bali, Indonesia, telephone: (0361) 901379, mantrabali@plasa.com | ||
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Buffalo horn was being carved the day I visited Mantra. The horn is cut into flat pieces with an ax . . . |
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A paper pattern is glued to a flat piece of horn. |
A scroll saw cuts along the outer edge of the pattern, then the edges are rounded on a sanding disk. |
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More intricate pieces are carved with a rotary cutter. |
The pieces are polished on a buffing wheel. |
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