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    Delicate 18th Century Sculpture

    There is also a fantastic veiled Christ in that same chapel. Incredible work.
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    Curious what is going on with this gun- etched, engraved, corroded?

    the story does up the price.
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    Curious what is going on with this gun- etched, engraved, corroded?

    Happened upon this, a WWII M1 carbine. Zoom in on photos number 2 and 7. At first I thought it was some sort of acid etching to create a pattern of leaves and foliage, sort of a camouflage, but then I saw the item description says it's blood etching. (something I'd never heard of) So my...
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    It's part of the Salem limestone formation, which extends through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. There is a stretch of the formation around Bedford and Bloomington Indiana with is very pure, very deep but starts close to the surface (so it's accessible and consistent for a great...
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    More detailed explanation of the transfer process. Transferring the design to stone. Once I’ve prepared the final working drawing on paper, I make several photocopies. I tape one photocopy on the stone with carbon paper underneath. (you need "pen and pencil" carbon paper, not "typewriter"...
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    For this one, I called in an engineer who has lots of specific stone installation experience. It's going outdoors, in an enclosed courtyard so it's sheltered from direct wind, but still exposed to the elements. A 1" stainless threaded rod 43" long will be epoxy embedded into the concrete...
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    It's not cast. That's Indiana limestone, quarried near Bloomington, Indiana. In this case, I worked with a stone mill in Bloomington, had them cut all the geometric moldings and profiles. I've done my share of that sort of cutting, if I can get someone else to do it precisely, it saves me a lot...
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    Thank you Sam!
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    Vertically I wanted the continuity. Horizontally, I wanted to keep the grapes hanging from the vine, not sticking up against gravity.
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    This was an early stage on the leg, which stands below the cross section that I shared in the previous post. If people are interested, I'll try to add updates; I'm also posting a lot more on Instagram and FB. IG: @ig_sculptor FB: Walter S. Arnold Sculptor
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    It's moving along, albeit slowly. btw, this center section is somewhere around 1400 lbs (600 to 650 kg), the entire cross weighs about 2800 lbs. (+/- 1270 kg).
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    I still have to figure out the center. I want to twist the four stems into a crown of thorns, (open in the center) but my initial drawings for that are awkward, not satisfying. If anyone wants to throw out their ideas, I'd love to see them.
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    Using a small hand held pneumatic hammer and a mix of chisels, mostly tempered steel, but a few are carbide tipped.
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    Here you can follow some of the steps. I first sink the background and work out the layering of the vines and tendrils. Then I round those off and texture them, and shape the grapes. I'm holding off on all the grape leaves; I'll go back and do all of those at the same time to keep them consistent.
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    I traced the drawing on the stone with carbon paper, and then I paint over the lines with diluted orange shellac; that keeps them from rubbing off while I'm carving, and also darkens them.
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    Carving grapevine on a limestone cross

    Happy New Year! I hope this year finds everyone healthy, wealthy, and wise. It's been quite a while since I've posted, but I'm working on a project that I thought some of you would find interesting. It's a 12' tall limestone cross (carved from 4 blocks of Indiana limestone) to stand in the...
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    Anyone on Instagram?

    I find Instagram is an excellent place to discover all sorts of wonderful artists and craftspeople from around the world, and see designs and ideas that we likely otherwise wouldn't encounter. Enjoying one info source doesn't diminish another source.
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    Engraving Hammer Styles

    A lot of stone letter cutters like this kind of round hammer. Not sure if anything like that would work well for engraving:| https://stoneletters.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/stone-carving-tools.jpg btw, credit that photo to this blog...
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    a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

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    Anyone on Instagram?

    @ig_sculptor Also, I manage the feed for the cemetery I work with in Italy, the one with the incredible sculptures: @staglieno_sculpture

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