Stone Cutting Carlisle and Stone Carving Carlisle are the two normal things that a stonemason has to do, but in the same time they are skills that can be really hard to master. If you want to be a stonemason then you need to learn a lot of things about types of stone, which one is softer, what tools to use with a certain type of stone and so on.

For example, bath stone is a very good choice of material for your first carving project. It is a really soft stone on which you can practically use whatever chisels you want and like. The bath stone can usually employ cutting with just a simple hand saw, exactly like the one you would use when cutting wood. If you want to make a small decorative plaque, like a thin panel, you should know that this type of stone is not so good because it is too weak and can easily break.

After mastering the bath stone you can probably step up to harder materials, like York stone, that will give you the possibility to sculpture in more details and give it a sharper finish. This type of stone, although good for thin panel carvings, will present some stone carving Carlisle difficulties. First of all, when stone cutting Carlisle, be sure to wear a mask because the dust can be very dangerous. Also, because the stone is of such good quality it may be pretty hard to work with and it is recommended that you use tungsten chisels because the steel ones will blunt very easily.

If you think you have mastered the materials above and you are looking for something more challenging, then marble or maybe even granite is the next step for you, although I am sure that you do not want to play with granite, because it is the hardest stone known to man and it is usually cut using a diamond blade saw. This little fact will probably calm your enthusiasm for a while. If not, you should know that diamond drills exist and you can buy them at specialised shops and they can be used exactly like normal stone or steel chisels, although some artist reject the idea of using modern technology like the diamond drill in their work.

If you really want to try your stone cutting Carlisle and stone carving Carlisle skills on marble, you should at least look for a really white type of marble that comes from Turkey because it is a bit softer than its close friends! Indeed, if you do possess the skills and patience necessary for marble, you will definitely create a good piece, because the material permits you to create fine details and really sharp shapes, if you want and need that of course.


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