Re: stone fell; damage of impact?

Forget wetting it, just ring it with a chisel. If it's broke you'll be 
able to tell by the noise it makes.

Cheers

Sam

Bernard Arnest wrote:
> Hi,
>        The tombstone I was working on tipped over; it was on a wooden table,
> so the base moved not at all, and the top point fell 37".  It's in one piece
> alright.  I haven't had the chance to start carving again; but what are the
> risks of microfissures affecting final polish, or worse, opening up to real
> cracks that could *actually* break it?