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Suggestions to Carve Rock or Stone by Vicky Smith
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Stone carving has been around since before recorded time. While most artists now carve more for enjoyment and decoration than out of necessity, and although the techniques may have improved, much stays the same. Carving stone doesn't require heavy equipment, unless your sculpture is particularly large. Start small and work to something larger and more complex as you hone your sculpting skills. Instructions as follows: Firstly, select a design. Either discover a stone that suggests a design to you by the color or grain, or begin with a design idea, model it out of clay to work out the details and then find a stone that suits your idea. Secondly, choose a stone. Many different types of stone or rock are available and suitable for carving. Soapstone, which is also known as steatite, has a composition of talc, and feels somewhat slippery like soap. It is soft enough to be carved with a knife. The ease of carving, coupled with the stone's ability to hold fine detail and take a polish, make it an ideal choice for your first carving. Alabaster is also a soft stone, but has a tendency to flake or split along cracks in the stone that are not always apparent. A high-polished finish can bring out its beautiful colors and patterns. You must wear a respirator when working with alabaster. Limestone is easy to carve and takes small detail work well. It is also strong enough to support undercutting. Limestone has a very definite grain, and when carving, it breaks along the grain or "bed lines" easily. When carving across the grain, however, the stone is less reliable. Unlike many other rocks, limestone does not hold a polish. It's works well for outdoor sculpture. Sandstone, like limestone, has a distinct grain that allows for easy flake removal. Carving sandstone is equivalent to using sandpaper on your tools, however, and it tends to dull them quickly. You must wear a respirator when working with sandstone due to the silica content. Marble, although moderately hard to work, holds fine detail, comes in hundreds of colors and gleams under a high polish. These qualities have made it the top choice of sculptors for millennia. Use marble only for indoor sculptures, however, as outdoor elements deteriorate the surface and erode the stone in only a few years. Granite is the hardest carving stone. Instead of carving with a hammer and chisel, you must use a carbide-tipped tools, diamond saws and grinders. Granite can have a very fine grain or a very course one. It comes in a number of colors, can be highly polished and lasts outdoors. Many gravestones are carved from granite. You must wear a respirator when working with granite due to the silica content. Finally, let me have a short conclusion. As an eminent business E-platform of promoting stone industry, we want to match global supply and demand resources and promoting the mutual prosperity and development for worldwide stone industry trade. If you are really interested in us and want to consult us freely, you can also see shower room or become a loyal follower of us by @ https://twitter.com/stonebtb.
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