Include 8 pcs strong hard heavy carving chisel tools with different function.they are 5.5inch(14CM）。 For Seal Stamp DIY: Perfect tool set to DIY your own Chinese stamp and seals. Carving Tool Chisels / Knife Set: Used stone engraved chapter and organic glass, not for jade, porcelain, crystal, cobblestone, marble, bluestone and other hard materials. Seal Stamp Carved Bed: Plastic and wood material, great for stone carving enthusiasts and beginners, It is used for fixing the stamp, seal and stone to carve. Great for carving shop, this set is ideal for carpenters, carvers, artists and many other professions, and sculptures for hobby and creative crafts. We also have many other seals and brushes for Chinese calligraphy and painting. You can come into our shop and have a look. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SemliCalligraphy

Stone carving and polishing by hand can be done with soft stones using commonly available hand tools. Here are which stones to use and how to get started.

The different sizes of the blades will allow you to carve exactly the style you want. While this tool kit is designed specifically for seal engraving you can also use them for many types of stone or wood carving. For Seal Stamp DIY: Perfect tool set to DIY your own Chinese stamp and seals. Carving Tool Chisels / Knife Set: Used stone engraved chapter and organic glass, not for jade, porcelain, crystal, cobblestone, marble, bluestone and other hard materials. Seal Stamp Carved Bed: Plastic and wood material, great for stone carving enthusiasts and beginners, It is used for fixing the stamp, seal and stone to carve. Great for carving shop, this set is ideal for carpenters, carvers, artists and many other professions, and sculptures for hobby and creative crafts. We also have many other seals and brushes for Chinese calligraphy and painting. You can come into our shop and have a look. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SemliCalligraphy

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*** ATTENTION *** - READ BEFORE BOOKING: When you purchase this course, you are purchasing a place for one person on one of our stone carving days or short courses. Tools, guidance, stone and PPE will be provided, and your carved stone is yours to keep. After completing the purchase on this Etsy shop you will receive a digital file with our email and the address for the workshop. Contact us via this email to confirm the date for your course, we can also post you a physical gift card if desired. The courses are running every month, and we are flexible with dates for booking. We also offer intermediate and advanced carving workshops on our Etsy shop, see below for further details. Practical Workshops in Stone Carving and Stonemasonry Beginners An achievable project is chosen within the skill level of the attendees; this may be pre-assessed or determined informally within the session introduction (works well in longer sessions). The choice of design/theme will depend on the interests of the group or individual. A basic set of skills will be taught in a relaxed, interesting manner and students should find the experience fun and encouraging. Teaching at this level is suitable for students with no prior craft experience. Intermediate Building on a pre-acquired basic level of skill, the attendee will broaden their repertoire of skills whilst working on a more challenging project. They will also be offered tailored advice and guidance on their craft technique which may involve the introduction of more specialist tools and processes. The focus should be on building experience and confidence to achieve more successful results for the hobbyist or aspiring craftsperson. Advanced Similar to the intermediate programme with attention paid to higher order carving techniques. Workshops with these students will also incorporate more of the advanced craft and design theory where relevant; including the use of proportion, geometry, symbolism, the psychology of design and the history of architecture and the craft of stonemasonry. These workshops will serve to cultivate a deeper knowledge of craft theory and to consolidate the grasp of applied techniques for more established craft practitioners. Students at all of the above levels are best served in groups of similar ability, in which a level of knowledge can be presumed by the teacher and overall progress is not delayed. Workshops may be held over a single day, a continuous short course of 3-5 days or on a regular day over a longer term course of several weeks. Workshop days are most productive when held over the course of a working day, typically 9am - 5pm, with a scheduled lunch break and provision for informal refreshment breaks, which are particularly important for newcomers to the craft who will need time to develop their stamina and focus within the craft process. Stephen will recommend a project that can realistically be comfortably completed within the allotted day or programme schedule and students usually take their completed works home to show family and friends. ​ Demonstrations and Masterclasses At an entry-level event, Stephen can offer an inspiring glimpse into the craft, practically demonstrating a range of time-honoured techniques and tools with a brief explanation and opportunity for Q & A’s. Seminars may be more generalist or tailored to the interests of particular groups, e.g. museums, art clubs, freemasons’ chapters, corporate team building events and WI groups. Many key features of the craft process have remained unchanged for millennia, but for academic audiences with an interest in history, an informed insight into the early evolution of tools and techniques can be offered and technological advances in modern history outlined and evidenced. In architecturally significant venues, Stephen can illuminate on the design and construction of stone buildings, the role of the Master Builder and relevant, site specific craft theory and history. For professional audiences, Stephen can share his experience and expertise on a range of topics with applications for architects, designers, antiquarians and collectors, conservators, museum staff and educators alike. With advance preparation, Stephen is able to carve a copy of a piece from a specific building, museum exhibit or private collection and, where relevant, can employ tools available to the original carver whilst bringing to life the craft processes contemporary to the piece. Such demonstrations may be filmed for educational and/or entertainment purposes and, in the case of museums, can be used as part of a display. Speaking Engagements Stephen has engaged audiences at a range of speaking events for public, private and charitable organisations over the years and is able to educate, inspire and entertain people of diverse backgrounds, from total newcomers to the craft through to professionals and post-graduates. Stephen is delighted to share the wealth of knowledge, expertise and fascinating experiences that he has collected over forty years experience in the craft; from specialist education in a City of London Guild school along a colourful craft ‘journey’ that took him on foot all over Europe and culminated in South Africa, through to his illustrious international career as ‘Court Mason’ to the world’s royalty and nobility. Stephen holds the position of ‘Remembrancer’ for one of his Guilds and, as such, is pleased to be questioned on the lesser-known and more specialist fields of interest within stonemasonry and its associated history and culture. Seminars may be curated more specifically for audiences with niche interests or to complement a specialist event. Previous seminars have covered such diverse topics as: - The civil arts as applied to craft training, - Harmonic proportion, - The mechanics and physicality of the practice of stonemasonry, - The enhancement of wellbeing through craft practice and the crafted environment, - The theory of craftsmanship, - Team management and education within crafts, - The social and political history of stonemasonry and stonemasons’ guilds. Tailored Tuition Stephen is available, by appointment, for private craft tuition and guided tours of his studios at Woodchester Mansion near Stroud in Gloucestershire. One-to-one tuition is especially suitable for craft practitioners with prior experience, either industry professionals looking for specialist tuition in specific skills (e.g. stonemasons looking to further their skills in marble carving or polishing) or sculptors seeking technical advice and guidance in precision stone-working techniques. Below are selected testimonials from students who have experienced private tuition with Stephen: “This environment has encouraged me to learn, not through necessity or duty, but through inspiration, passion and curiosity. Training has instilled in me a commitment to realising my own highest potential in my work. I feel a sense of connection with the past through the unbroken traditions Stephen upholds and a profound sense of purpose, belonging and community amongst fellow craftspeople.” - Frances Elston, BA,MSc. “This experience has helped me immensely to advance my research into medieval sculpture. My work focuses on the impact of materials and working methods on the aesthetic, form, and language of the body in stone architecture, mainly of the Romanesque period. Learning about the practicalities of carving, the relationship between the carver and the material, and the attitudes of craftspeople towards their work is helping me to better understand the sculpture from a period that left us little evidence beside the artworks themselves.” -Dr. Agata Gomółka Editor, Events Coordinator, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland (CRSBI) Doctoral Graduand, Associate Tutor, Department of Art History and World Art Studies, University of East Anglia. Some groups and organisations that have benefitted from these services: Public Records Office Norwich Norwich Castle Museum Norwich Cathedral and Cathedral Library The Albanian University, Tirana, Albania Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria The University of East Anglia Petrie Museum, London City Library, Norwich Sam Fogg Gallery, Mayfair The Courtauld Institute, London The Norfolk Club The Museum in the Park, Stroud Cheltenham Archaeology Association Gloucestershire Cave Rescue City University, London. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Woodchester Mansion, Gloucestershire Save The Children (at Painswick House) Stroud College Various architects’ practices Birmingham University Bath Abbey Museum of Bath Architecture The Open Palaces Programme UNESCO Bath City of Culture event Glastonbury Music Festival The Queen’s House, Greenwich Stoneleigh Abbey Bridewell Museum, Norwich

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Mark Sampsel, from Kansas City, MO., is a nationally known stone and bronze sculptor. He held a workshop at River Bend Bed and Breakfast a few miles West of Downs, KS from October 22-24 of 2010. Sampsel was the assistant to Elden Teft, founder of Sculpture magazine, for several years. A few of Mark's handmade tools. Other stone carving tools. Barbara Stevens hardening one of her handmade tools under supervision of Mark Sampsel (center) and Mike Bristol, another workshop attendee. Mark demonstrates various techniques for removing stone. Each person at the workshop had a log for his work station set up only a few yards from the Solomon River. It was a beautiful setting on this great October weekend. On top of the log was a sand bag with a piece of carpet on top. The carpet kept the sharp tools from poking a hole in the sand bag. The sand bag helped the rock be more stable. Leather gloves were worn to protect our hands. Barbara Stevens getting started using a bush hammer to help loosen the hardened weathered surface of the stone. Barbara's clay model bunny positioned to show the same side as the view of the beginning carving. The bunny begins to be freed from the stone! Laura McClure, Cathy Bristol, and Carol Urban work on moving a large piece of heavy marble from one end of the drive to the other, then moving it onto a block using only blocks of wood and steel rollers. All the work stations set up by the river....a very inspirational setting. Cathy Bristol, Laura McClure, Carol Urban, Mark Sampsel (standing) and Mike Bristol with their stones at the end of the weekend. None of the sculptures were completed in the three day workshop, but all of the stones had been roughed out to the basic shape of each artists' design. Joe Hubbard, owner of the beautiful River Bend Bed and Breakfast where the workshop was held, not only provided this incredible setting for the the workshop, he welcomed everyone like family returning home. What a wonderful experience all around!

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blogger blogger blogger blogger Né le 2 Mars 1973, à Springfield Missouri et de grandir dans le Kansas voisin, Kris a passé sa jeunesse dans la solitude et l'isolement rural Kris Kuksi recueille reconnaissance et des éloges pour les sculptures complexes...

Hand carved bog oak wood worry stone with brass inlay Carved by hand so shape not absolut symmetric but It comfortable and pleasant in the hand. Sealed with a linseed oil. Diametr 2.5" - 6cm. Ready to ship. I can make to order a worry wood of a larger or smaller size

Shiva face mask pendant hand-carved from natural stone by myself. Protection and goodluck talismen. The Stone i used to carve this piece is called green granite, this is traditional stone which is used for carving deitys in south India. It's belived this stone have healing energys. The size of the pendant is approxmatly 4cm x 2.2cm. It comes with an adjustable black waxed cotton cord. Not only are these pendants a beautiful thing to wear as part of your jewellery collection, but they are also very pleasing to the touch. The weight and smoothness of the hand carved stone makes these pendants a tactile comfort, as well as a one of a kind adornment. In the metaphysical world Soapstone is said to give off calming energy, creates positivity and helps one prepare for life changes. ( Note : Since it's all hand-carved individually, so these pendants are unique therefore the sizes, shapes and colours/shades may slightly vary ) Find more of my hand carved pendants here https://etsy.me/3iR8vKq My Name Is Naga. I learned my carving skills in my histarical home town dating back to 7th Century renowend for it's rock cut caves and Temples caverd with intricate carvings in South India. I srarted carving at very young age Around when I was 6 or 7 Years Old as a hoby Just By watching those anciant carvings in Temples and some sculptors carving Hindu Diates for temples. After my studies The Carving Became My natutural job for living Organically. I came to the UK with My carving skills and work fulltime as stone carver carving my stone Pendants and have a Market stall in Camden Lock Market in London selling My hand carved Stone Pendants. My stall is allso my semi workshop where I carve custom Designs. Please feel free to contact me if you would like custom made pendant. Thank you for stopping by. See you soon. Naga Thank you for your interest!