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Breaking and Stabilization: First Two Steps in Stone Carving
Breaking and stabilization are the arguably two of the most important steps when carving stone. I will describe in the following paragraphs the process that I undertake to break each stone to its proper size and then the techniques used to stabilize each piece. This is a fairly labor intensive process and the consequence can be devastating if the steps are not done correctly. If mistakes are made at this point in the game you can end up trying to carve a stone that is flakey and unstable.
The first step is obviously breaking the stone down to size. This seems pretty simple but can get a little tricky. I use a piece of an iron I beam that used to be the front bumper of my old Ford Ranger Pick Up. I try to find second lives for all things and this one has sure come in handy. I pick up a large piece of sandstone and strike it across the edge of the metal beam breaking it along the stones natural fault lines. There are times when unseen cracks or faults result in a wild break but generally if you read the stone correctly you will end up with correct size for your use. Next you give your broken piece the once over deciding which edge is suitable for a bottom and which side is going to be the front of the piece where the design will be carved.
There is no doubt the next step is one of the most difficult in the stone carving process. Stabilization is very messy, time consuming and tiring. It is done with a variety of tools. I like to wet the stone down in a bucket of water before working on it to keep the dust down and help spot layers and fissures. Working with sandstone can be tricky when trying to peel off the different layers to get to a stable even carving surface. If there are large layers to be removed a hammer drill with a metal chisel attachment can be your best bet. This is loud and can be tiring but is very effective at breaking through the different layers. For the finer work I like to use putty knives of all shapes and size. When they start getting worn down and dull a quick turn on the grinder will get them into fine working condition once again. Finally to smooth out the broken edges of the sandstone I prefer to scrape it against another piece of stone. This same technique is used to smooth each corner and give the whole piece a finished look and feel.
This has been a brief overview of the breaking and stabilization process. One should take the time to complete these steps carefully. As I stated before these processes could easily be considered some of the most important steps in creating your hand carved stone wall art. If breaking and stabilization are not done correctly it could jeopardize the quality of your artwork.
About the Author
Ron White, stone carver and entrepreneur, has been carving stone since 1993 and is shown in more than 40 galleries across the US. Prior to beginning his work with hand carved stone Ron has worked extensively with leather, wood cabinetry and even jewelry. Learn more about Ron White, his work, or purchase your own selection at http://www.derivedfromnature.com.
What are the best foot positions/angles on a snowboard for carving and linking turns?
This will be my 3rd season boarding. I do not fall anymore, I have good balance, and do the black diamonds with no issue. What I would like is to fine tune my skills in linking my turns and get into carving. I have a burton cruzer. What foot positions would be best to give me more control of the board and to do smooth turns and carving?
HI, I am also new to carving but not snowboarding ( been riding since 88 ) I went to hard plate bindings and hard boots ( similar to ski boots ) this year and the difference is night & day.
1) hard boots and hard plate bindings give instantaneous feedback and input into the board & initiating turns, 2) hard boots & plate bindings bring your boot-foot up higher so "boot out" is no problem at all. even up to 85%+ tilt in a hard over carve turn.
As for boot angels , go shallower / lowing in degree number than a freestyle set up number, also go with the lowest number in the lead / front foot and less in the back / rear foot., stay away from parallel even numbers front & back, also the hard plate bindings have a Cant & Tilt feature that soft binding don't have.
A long ( 175 or longer ) alpine carve board is much faster compared to a park shorty board.
Carve boards need "speed" to realy hook up, but once you get speed it is a matter of practice & experimentation
You can 1st buy used old school "bail" style bindings for $20 to $75 , older clean hard boots for $40 to $80 & an older alpine board for $80 to $150.
Ebay search "Alpine" "Carve" in the sporting goods > Winter sports. Snowboarding section of Ebay.
Lastly go to www. Bomberonline.com the wolrds largest carving community all the info you need is a Bomber On Line
PEACE
