Working with Tiger Eye, Tiger Iron and Orbicular Granite: Floating Stones Art, Stone Art

Working the Stone

I operate my business Floating Stones in the Swan Valley in Western Australia. This wire saw handles very large pieces of stone and is good for slabbing and preforming spheres. It is computer controlled. A large piece of tiger Iron can take as long as a day to cut.

Working With Tiger Iron
Working With The Stone
Cutting Through The Stone

Cutting preforms for spheres with the wire saw.
Cutting Tiger Iron
Cutting With 2 meter blade
Working With Tiger Eye

Cutting slices of stone with the wire saw.
Working With Orbicular Granite

A block of Orbicular Granite
Working With Orbicular Granite
Working With Orbicular Granite
Working With Orbicular Granite
Orbicular Granite after polishing
Australian Timber Frames

These carved timber frames used to mount the stone are mostly made from one piece of natural timber. Wood is collected from all over Australia to select a variety of colours and patterns. The timber is dried for at least 2 years before use. Some pieces are collected from areas that were felled for timber 100 years ago and have been lying in creeks or inaccessible places since then.