Carving tools
are essentially the same as they were 500 years ago, just that the chisels have
tungsten tips and are pneumatically driven; sanders and grinders are also air driven,
with the tips coated in diamonds.
What we do
not have is plenty of cheap labour and an abundance of time, the tools have o
make up for it.
I still
finish the surface by hand, with marble rasps and diamond coated papers; it
just makes the extra bit of difference I am looking for.