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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 376176, member: 55&quot;]Canadian First Nations people would cut slabs from a chunk of BC jade by rubbing it with an appropriately-shaped piece of wood, using sand as an abrasive.&nbsp;&nbsp; First creating a slot, then deepening it until the slab could be broken off.</p><p>Did it take a long time?&nbsp; Yes, but not quite as long as you might imagine.&nbsp;&nbsp; Though the fact that one sometimes finds pieces where the maker has abandoned the work halfway through is probably a hint as to how difficult the process was.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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