Gereni o, also extremely talented, has his own readily distinctive carving style. Eladio and Fidel are learning the art form and improvement in quality and uniqueness are visible from piece to piece. The brothers, each with different personalities and goals, live scattered within the city, each living their own lives, but come together occasionally to discuss ideas, share supplies and techniques. Tagua carving and painting is painstaking and exacting work. It is indeed sculpture on a small scale and good eyes and steady hands are required.
Carving is accomplished with hand woodcarving tools.
Only lately has the Dremel tool been utilized to speed up the rough work. They prefer the German Pelican brand over any other. Both fine tipped artists' brushes and pens are utilized. No lacquers are ever used. Tagua, due to its density and hardness, takes on a natural sheen when sanded and polished with finer and finer abrasives.