The carvings were done by some of the few remaining carvers of carousel art. These artists supervised a large workshop that included prestigious stonemasons and carvers. Macedonian Muslims are well known as fresco-painters, wood carvers and mosaic-makers. Greatly reduced in numbers today, like other coastal peoples they were master carvers and painters. Kisii town is home to the best soapstone carvers in the continent. Seals are usually carved by specialist seal carvers, or by the users themselves. Contemporary Haida carvers continue the tradition. Extreme carvers and some Boarder Cross racers also use plate bindings. For a time he was apprenticed to the stone carvers. Anarchism and general radicalism became part of the heritage of the stone carvers. However, by then, there was a shortage of qualified stone carvers in the area. Tourists who buy pieces directly from carvers pay about twice what wholesalers do. The skill of Owo's ivory carvers was also appreciated at the court of Benin. Metalsmiths, beaders, carvers, and lapidaries combine these materials to create jewelry. Seven thousand carvers and three thousand volunteers were put to work for the construction Akshardham.