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My boyfriend and I had the best time carving jade a few weeks ago. He wanted to make himself a toki, and I had seen a really awesome fish hook in the store I wanted to copy. Melvin was our expert and he was so patient, helping us choose the best pieces of jade (beautiful selection) and perfect our designs. He was on hand the whole time we carved, offering advice and helping out if I got a bit nervous I was going to ruin my piece! We didn’t feel rushed at all, and we are so proud of what we created! Absolute highlight of our NZ trip.…
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Date of experience: December 2020
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Response from StevenGwaliasi, Owner at Bonz 'N Stonz Carving Studio
Responded 12 Jan 2021
Thank you for such amazing feedack, we are so happy to hear you enjoyed your carving experience with us!
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Absolutely recommend this place and activity! My wife and I came here at the start of a west coast roadie. It was a wonderful experience. The staff are all incredibly friendly, super helpful and knowledgable. Making your own jade piece is a really unique experience and one that we loved. Melwin made our experience all the more special and memorable. Thank you all for a wonderful day!…
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Response from StevenGwaliasi, Owner at Bonz 'N Stonz Carving Studio
Responded 15 Nov 2020
Thank you so much for the amazing feedback, Dani! We try to make the atmosphere in our carving studio as friendly and welcoming as possible. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your time with Melwin. Take care and we hope to see you again soon. Steven.
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Me and my partner visited Steve and the Guys today to make our own pendants. I chose to make a Jade Twist, whilst my partner did some bone carving. It was an absolutely incredible experience, Steve wouldn’t let me give up on my carving, even after I messed up my stone he helped me fix it and encouraged me to give it another try! We ended up spending around 6 hours in the shop being helped and guided through the carving process. It was really cool to learn more about the history and culture of Greenstone carving. All of the guys are super lovely and I’m sure we will be back with friends to give it another try soon. I have experienced some pretty cool stuff in New Zealand, but this is definitely up there as the most rewarding! Thank you for an awesome day!…
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Date of experience: October 2020
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Response from StevenGwaliasi, Owner at Bonz 'N Stonz Carving Studio
Responded 8 Nov 2020
Thank you so much for the amazing feedback, great to hear you enjoyed your carving session with us!
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This shop has the most wonderful choice of patterns and style of jade. Its lovely to see the different carvings of the stone. Reasonably priced aswel, wish i had bought a necklace now!!!
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Date of experience: March 2020
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