Raw stone from the mine. I happened to have photos of this piece from start to finish. I hope it gives you an idea about the process	30 hours This is what thirty hour looks like from the raw stone.	Base roughed in Further along with the base roughed enough to drill the whole to mount the trout
Left side finished Looking from the tail this is the left side finished	Close up of face Left side Candace, my wife made the glass eyes for this piece. They are not a replicate of the real thing put I liked them and though they worked with the piece.	Right side close up Candace, my wife made the glass eyes for this piece. They are not a replicate of the real thing put I liked them and though they worked with the piece.
Right side finished This is the right side finished. I have a hard time telling which side I like the best. The three forks stone has lots of marbling and different colors. It is still a thrill to see the finished colors of a piece.