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Sunday, 9 February 2014

How Rock Carving Alberta Is Done

By Serena Price


Rock carving Alberta refers to an activity that basically involves removal of pert of the rock or its surface by basically incising, abrading or picking. This is mainly done to achieve particular shapes for the rocks depending on the intended use.

First, the artisan has to be able to choose the right curving stone for the job. Depending on the purpose of use, the artisan must be able to know the best rock for the job since various rocks have various qualities. This is basic information that the worker must have. The stones are known to have different degrees of hardness. Soapstone are common very soft curving stones.

These curved rocks can be used for various purposes for instance some of these high quality rocks can be curved and trimmed to be given as models to champions for instance in Olympics. This is not a new activity, something that has gone on for a long while now. Some rocks are very rare and of very high value hence used for this purpose. They are also used for this also because of their very high durability.

A stone curving kit has to be purchased. It basically contains the basic good that he or she may need to do the job. These can be found in various hardware outlets. They can also be purchased from the local art stores or even homes and from some local garden companies which may also be selling these kits. The kits have tools like chisels of various sizes and intricate designs.

The worker places the sandbags on the ground on their normal workspace basically to support the ore. This may majorly depends on size of a stone being used in this case. These sandbags actually just cushion the stone and hence prevent it from possible breaking which can result in some very big loses.

Some tools used for this activity may not be very cheap hence some of these local dealers in this industry may not be able to afford them. This has consequently been a big disadvantage to them over the other big companies that may be having the funds to have all the machines that are needed. Hence these individual practitioners may end up having no option but to work for these companies.

Finally, a rasp is used to basically create some delicate and elaborate details. It also basically smooths out the many marks of the chisel on the stone. A sand paper is then used. First high grit sandpaper is used then slowly exchanged with one with a lower grit. This is done slowly till the stone achieves the kind of degree of smoothness that the artisan may want.

Rock carving Alberta, despite the highlighted disadvantages is an activity that is still ongoing because of the great beauty in its products and its various advantages. Many people have preferred to invest highly in this sector considering the ever increasing demand due to the considerably large size of consumer base. This means very high sales hence a lot of profits.




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