Stone Carving Links
Learn Stone Carving FaceBook
If you have a FaceBook account, link in to all of the latest news and sculptures through FaceBook.
Artist.co.nz
This is my other site that features both my fine art paintings and sculptures.
Stone Carvers And Freinds
This is a stone carving group on Facebook, It is great to link up with other sculptors.
Parkside Quarries, suppliers of Oamaru stone
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LATEST NEWS
Recent Articles
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Stone Carving Night Classes
Jan 28, 21 12:40 AM
Night classes are a good way to gain full knowledge about working in stone. Find out about the dates and times for the beginners and advanced classes. -
Two Swans, One Heart
Jun 07, 20 07:15 AM
This is a new piece I carved for a private customer, Titled " Two Swans, One Heart. It represents the love two sisters have for each other. -
New works showing at Iron Ridge Sculpture Park
Mar 10, 20 05:41 PM
Shaugns Recommended Stone Carving Tools
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.