Stone Craft India

Stone Craft India is based out of Royal Nagar in the Kalwari area of Agra. We work with stone every day, mostly carving and shaping it into different things. It’s a messy job with lots of dust and the sound of tools hitting stone all day long. Our hands are usually pretty rough and covered in white powder. The tea we drink while working always has a bit of grit in it, but that's just part of life in a stone shop. We aren't a big factory; it's more of a workshop feel here in Uttar Pradesh. We spend a lot of time looking at pieces of marble or stone and figuring out how to cut them without making a mistake. Sometimes a piece cracks right at the end, and we have to start all over again, which is really frustrating. We don't have a fancy showroom with air conditioning. Most of the work happens right there on the floor. People come to us when they want something made that takes a bit of time and effort. We don’t use a lot of high-tech machines, mostly just hand tools and old methods that we’ve learned over the years. It’s hard work and our backs usually ache by the time we finish a big project. We just take pride in the fact that we can turn a heavy block of stone into something else.