In Queens, carver tells religious stories through wood

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Konstantinos Pilarinos stands with one of his creations.

July 13th, 2012
09:00 AM ET
By Effie Nidam, CNN

New York (CNN) – The sounds of hammers and saws fill the air in the small workshop of the Byzantion Woodworking Company in the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. The smell of sawdust and wood polish is thick.

At the center of it all, woodworker Konstantinos Pilarinos lovingly chisels elaborate carvings destined for Greek Orthodox churches across the country.

“The pieces I make by hand, that people pray upon in church, are like my children,” he says.

A series of tragedies brought Pilarinos to this city and this profession.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/13/carving-images-of-god/

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