Stone Carving: Q&A + Gallery... - Tiki Carving

CS Capt'n Skully Member The Lost Lagoon Joined: May 28, 2005 Posts: 418	CS Capt'n Skully Posted posted on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 7:05 AM Here's a small, 3 inch tall Moai I carved in a rock I found.. I think it's sandstone? Very soft, relatively easy to work with.. I was almost expecting the stone to snap in half with the pressure of my hands while working on him and had to be careful. I'm posting this as a what not to do.. I used a set of small, detailing files to create it which are now ruined (I expected them to wear out doing this piece- Just not as quickly as they did). So it's best to work with the proper tools when working in stone.

Here's a small, 3 inch tall Moai I carved in a rock I found.. I think it's sandstone? Very soft, relatively easy to work with.. I was almost expecting the stone to snap in half with the pressure of my hands while working on him and had to be careful.

I'm posting this as a what not to do.. I used a set of small, detailing files to create it which are now ruined (I expected them to wear out doing this piece- Just not as quickly as they did). So it's best to work with the proper tools when working in stone.

Post #259754 by Capt'n Skully on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 7:05 AM