Stone Carving Tools and Techniques - How I Carve My SOAPSTONE Sculptures

Hi Everyone, in this video I introduce some of the stone carving tools and techniques I use for creating my soapstone carvings - See Links Below.

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Amazon Links For THE TOOLS I USE

My Main Die Grinder

My Main Grinders

Blades For Grinder

Larger Grinder For Deeper Cuts

My Main Dremel

Burrs For Dremel
(These are 120 Grit, I would even do Something closer to an 80 Grit)

Cyanoacrylate Glue – Super Thin

Mask / Filters

Buffing Wheel

Neolithic Stone Company – The Tools Below Can Be Found At This Website.

Sintered Cutter
Diamond and Sintered Burrs For Die Grinder
7” Braised Diamond Blade
Diamond Braized Attachments
Italian Riflers
Sanding Pad and Discs for Grinder

My Camera Equipment

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[ronkohout]

Thanks. This will help me in my carving. Some great tips. Nice work by the way!

[anthonythompson]

I Really love ur soapstone art, they all look so realistic. I look forward to see more soapstone art n the future.
I don’t know how times I watch ur videos on the wolf. Just perfect.

[chineseboxer]

Been looking for this specific info for a long time. Thank you so much.

[sculpteurk]

In the name of art : Thnaks! great video for every interested hon carving

[ghostravenXX]

What a great video. Tons of value, great technical info . I carve primarily in antler and bone ( small items ) but have recently purchased some soapstone and will be trying that . Not quite to your scale though, lol . Beautiful carvings. Thx for the inspiration

[goriest]

Good work, i just made my first stone with a opinel and then i used this dremel for a bigger piece, i like to make skulls and anatomy.

[whiteravenstone]

Thank you for making this video Andrew - very well composed. I have to admit, I’ve scrupulously combed through a video or 2 to find the Neolithic Stone tools used that seem very practical!

[kaymccormack]

Thanks Andrew, I will try the Makita brand, I have had so many angle grinders die on me. Never had any sanding discs either, all by hand.

[Hyderagean]

Originally came here looking for the tools to do it by hand, because that's how I learned back in school. Didn't think I'd be stepping my game up with power tools. This is awesome, thank you so much for this.

[black_tooth]

I love this! Alot of great info. Do you ever carve wet?

[freerangemaker]

Do you leave the fine scratches? I am not sure my stone is soapstone given how it seemed to not be able to take carving tools, it fragmented really easily, and I had to use a grinder. Do some soapstones just seem to be put together in that way with a lot of seams?

[MACorrupt]

Hello there beautiful work and thank you for the tips although I do lapidary mostly in carving of hearts and other shapes when I was a kid I did a little soapstone and I would like to do more do you know a good inexpensive warehouse to purchase soapstone from? Thank you so much

[priyankeshuparihar]

Thank you for this video, really helped me understand the basics.. can you share any info about oil?

[philiphoweartistwriter]

Hi Andrew, Thanks for taking the time to show your process. I'm frustrated that I can't find decent wood in blocks of more than a few inches and would like to do some full size portraits, so I may switch to stone carving and would like to ask where you get your stone from? Is soapstone durable enough for gallery or museum display? Is it a good choice for details in a classic sense, similar to Roman, Renaissance sculpting, or artists like Bernini or Carpeaux? In other words, can you get detail work out of soapstone, like you can with marble, without the stone fragmenting or cracking off? Is there a better stone you might recommend?
Thanks for you help. I will keep searching for more info online.

[dogengine]

Your work rocks!... seriously.. despite the pun

[keithallen]

Great info. Can you use this same equipment and attachments for Marble?

[moonolyth]

Valuable info. Tung oil is great. Loved stone all my life but never got far enough to try. Where would one get large pieces of the stones? Terribly expensive for 1 x 3 x 3 pieces I've looked at. Your bears are fantastic.

[dionsaunders]

Would you recommend the same tools
For serpentine?

[flodmgv]

hey man! is it possible to make a small sculpture with soapstone with a knife or is it too hard of a stone ? I'd like to make a ring but idk if i should look into another material... thanks

[deborahjanesimpson]

Beautiful carvings. Can you tell me where I can purchase the Braised Diamond Grinder Attachments ? I can’t find them online. Thanks Andrew.