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The clean white look of these Hanbaiyu marble pieces comes with a real sacrifice of material. In the Yunfu workshop, Mr Villa Stone walks columns being shaped and sanded. Every piece is snow white. A traditional cloud motif takes longer to sand. There are large corner columns, with balustrade panels joining at the profiles, and a finished column sanded to a matte finish — very white, with a smooth, soft sheen. That whiteness does not come automatically. A lot of material has to be sacrificed or cut around to get this level of purity.

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We're now pushing hard to get everything finished. Whiter Hanbaiyu marble means more material has to be cut away. Come closer. This hasn't been sanded yet. These columns are being sanded. They're very white. Over here, we're shaping the profiles. Sanding here. Here's another column— look how white. They're shaping over there, and sanding here too. It's all being sanded. We're going all out to finish the work. Every column is snow white. It's all sanded with sandpaper. This column has a traditional cloud motif. It takes longer to sand. Two large corner columns here. Look at the profiles on both sides. The balustrade panels join here. Here's a finished column. Come closer: it's been sanded to a matte finish. Very white, with a smooth, soft sheen. That whiteness doesn't come automatically. We sacrifice and cut around a lot of material. This level of whiteness and purity comes at a real cost. That's it for this video.

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