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Undercut Artistry — The Hardest Carving We Do
Undercutting means removing stone from beneath a surface that has already been carved — cutting inward and underneath, working blind, with no way to see the chisel's tip. It is the technique that separates a competent carver from a master, and it is where blocks are most often lost.
Why it matters
A single slip does not damage the piece; it destroys it. There is no filling, patching, or reversing a cut in stone. A carver attempting an undercut lattice on a piece that has already taken three weeks is risking all of it on the final apertures — which is why these pieces cost what they do, and why the carvers who can do it reliably are few.
Jaali openwork
Much of this collection uses jaali, the Mughal lattice technique visible throughout the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Each aperture is cut clean through the stone by hand. Held against light, the result is a screen; on a shelf, it throws patterned shadow onto the surface behind it.
What to look for
Run a finger inside an aperture. On genuine undercut work the interior walls are smooth and the edges are even — evidence of a hand working where it could not see.























































