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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midas1, post: 3497357, member: 21309&quot;]IT&#039;s even more amazing that you are self taught.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many years ago, when the National Cathedral was being built in DC the chief stone carving guy, an old Italian, was looking for apprentice stone carvers.</p><p>His selection process was straight forward:&nbsp; after he selected you he&#039;d take you to a good sized stone on a pedestal then tell you come get him after you chisel it into a square.&nbsp; Needless to say, he didn&#039;t select any of the candidates that I knew of because most of them gave up.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had planned to read everything I could about stone carving then apply for the apprenticeship.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just about that time my bosses decided to send me all over the country.&nbsp; It got pretty stressful arriving home on a Friday night or Saturday then sometimes having to leave on a Sunday for another trip.&nbsp; Still think about how my life would&#039;ve been different had I got that apprenticeship.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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