Welcome to Learnstonecarving.com
Stone carving is an enjoyable and relaxing way to create a piece of sculpture art. Begin by creating a simple stone sculpture and advance to being able to produce your own original piece such as a garden sculpture.
Learn and explore, then create with passion.
With my years of experience in stone carving I am looking forward to sharing what I know with you so that you can also enjoy the fun of creating in limestone and other natural materials.
This site will be where I will share information about the how, where and why of creating with this medium. How to get started, how to carve stone, where to work, where to purchase tools and why it is so satisfying to sculpt.
Although the tools below are sold through Amazon. They are the same as the stone carving tools that I personally recommend to my students for carving with Oamaru stone.
Poratable Workbench
These benches are height adjustable which makes them perfect for stone carving. I own the Ryobi workbench and love it, but unfortunatlly it is only sold through Amazon's UK store for people that are wanting to buy it online.
Stanley: Surform Shaver
This is a must-have tool for shaping large areas of Oamaru stone
Riffler Files
These are smaller files that are designed for the parts of your sculpture that are difficult to get at. They are also an essential set of tools
Builders Pencils
Crosscut Hand Saw
This type of crosscut hand saw is my recommendation for cutting Oamaru stone
Keyhole Handsaw
A very handy saw. Mosty used for sawing after a hole after it has been drilled into the stone.