How To Sculpt Soapstone

Tag Sculpture Finishing Soapstone Stone Carving.

How to sculpt soapstone. Use firm circular motions over the stones entire surface. I like to start with 180 or 220 grit. Our course instructor will teach about the materials and sculpting technique.

Glue large pieces of lost stone back to the sculpture with epoxy. Chlorite Pyrophyllite Serpentine and Wonderstone and occasionally is applied to stones that are not related to talc at all. Hose the table down rinse and wash the sculpture with clean water after every grit.

Minor surface scratches can be buffed out carefully with a fine grade sandpaper. When sanding a stone sculpture it is. Commercial soapstone slabs generally have 30 to 50 talc with the remainder of the stone being chlorite magnesite amphibole and other minerals.

Large sculptures still require a mallet and chisel for roughing out the basics of the form from a. Place the carving in a oven and heat to 250 º F. Stones with high talc content are called steatite and are useful for carving.

Clean the surface with soap and water. Then wring out your cloth re-wet it with clean. Before you begin oiling your soapstone saturate a soft clean lint-free cloth microfiber towel or sponge with a mild soapy water solution and use it to go over the entire surface.

Gently rub the sandpaper over the scratched area. This stone can be wet or dry cut but the dust will be prolific when dry. A sculpture titled Twist Small Carved Soap stone Helical Spiral sculptures for sale by artist Cynthia Lewis in the category Tabletop Desktop Small Indoor Statuettes Figurines Sculptures.