What are the Essential Stone Carving Materials?


Posted July 22, 2021 by GemsAndCarvings

Carved stones are examples of exemplary pieces of artwork that are brought about by talented people and can be used as interior decors or even souvenirs.

 
Carved stones are examples of exemplary pieces of artwork that are brought about by talented people and can be used as interior decors or even souvenirs.

Carving stones is definitely a hard task because the stone is hard itself and that is why the tools used are made up from pieces of carbon temper steel which have been created in a special way that gives them the ability to glide through the smooth and rough surfaces of the stones. Coming up with gemstone figurine and other carvings can be quite a hard task thus the need to equip yourself with the following essentials.

Here are some of the materials we use at Gems & Carvings to ensure you get the best and most perfect carvings from our artist to you our customers;

1. Stone Carving Chisels

These are the vital tools of stone carving. They are available in different kinds and styles because they are responsible for enabling you accomplish whichever style of stone masonry that you are aiming for. They are available in various sizes and weights depending on the type of stone carving that you want to work on.

2. Hammer

Carving stones entails the use of many chisels and the hammer in this case is very useful when striking them. This is because they are perfect and suitable for stone masonry work. You can also opt for a pneumatic hammer which is designed to be used for specific kinds of chisel.

3. Fine Claw Chisel

This tool is also known as the tooth chisel and normally used alongside the point chisel. It has to be used hand in hand with a metallic hammer or a mallet for it to produce exemplary results. This is because the fine chisel has to so that the point chisel can produce a smoother surface as a result of the pressure exerted by the hammer.

4. Lettering chisel

This is a too that is used mainly to make small and controlled stokes into a stone.it has a precision and specific taper which is very important because it brings about the clean and accurate details of letters in a curved stone.

5. Rubbing Block

Rubbing clocks are those tools that are mainly for polishing. They are hand used and will enable you achieve curve that are smooth and clan lines when polishing the stones. They are mainly available in various coarseness from one to another as a way of enabling it deal with different types of stones.

6. Diamond Whetstone

This is also known as the tool guard. This is useful in the sharpening of the other tools that are relevant in stone masonry because it also plays a major role in the maintenance of the tools because blunt tools tend to wear off and be rendered useless leading to loss of capital that was used in purchasing the tools and also waste of time that is allocated in carving.

They enable the tools perform their best and it is advisable to incorporate the tool guard vapor phase inhibitor which prevents these tools from corrosion.

Conclusion

It is important to ensure that you are safely protected when carving the stones thus the need to dress appropriately. Our aim at Gems & Carvings is to provide responsibly sourced gemstones, carvings, sculptures and figurines to customers who are in love with art. Make the best investment in your life by investing in gemstones and other stones at Gems & Carvings.
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Last Updated July 22, 2021