Soapstone Carving Kit
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Product Code: 011-025
Consumable
In a Curriculum Kit
Kinesthetic Learner
Specially designed for hands-on learning, the Studiostone Creative Soapstone Carving Kit introduces your child to the centuries-old art of stone carving. Beginning with natural, soft Brazilian soapstone in beautiful, rich colors of green, brown, or grey, your child will enjoy the challenge of changing the rough figure into a more detailed, lushly-polished sculpture. The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions will soon have your child carving his very own impressive stone animal sculpture. Each Studiostone Creative Soapstone Carving Kit comes with everything your child will need to complete his fist-sized sculpture: a hand-cut soapstone shape, child-safe carving file, two grades of sandpaper, polishing wax, and a tiny buffing cloth.
A Few Helpful Tips:
1. To avoid stone dust as you carve, keep your stone wet. If you cannot keep the stone wet, you may be more comfortable wearing a dust mask, as soapstone consists mostly of talc.
2. Artists suggest spending extra time making your animal round. A few additional minutes rounding the body makes a huge difference in the appearance at the end. If you have a child impatient to push on, he can always do some more detailed work and then go back to rounding the body before moving on to sanding the sculpture.
3. When your student waxes his carving, be sure to get the excess wax off before it dries. To get the highest gloss possible, let the waxed stone cool completely before buffing. If your child is in a hurry to complete his project, you can place the carving in the refrigerator for a few moments, then buff to an attractive sheen.
Your Soapstone Carving Kit will arrive precut to the basic shape of the animal, but with a lot of additional shaping and detail to be done by the student. Your child will work with a small file, sandpaper, and water to shape and smooth the surfaces of the soapstone.
The process first involves wetting the stone repeatedly and working with the file to complete the shaping of the animal. The work is fairly detailed around some parts of the animal, which is why this kit is recommended for ages eight and older. Once your child has finished shaping the animal, they will use two grits of wet sandpaper to smooth the entire surface of the figure. Finally, they will warm the stone with a hair dryer and apply wax to the entire surface, and buff it with a clean cloth.
Complete instructions are included in your kit.
A Few Helpful Tips:
1. To avoid stone dust as you carve, keep your stone wet. If you cannot keep the stone wet, you may be more comfortable wearing a dust mask, as soapstone consists mostly of talc.
2. Artists suggest spending extra time making your animal round. A few additional minutes rounding the body makes a huge difference in the appearance at the end. If you have a child impatient to push on, he can always do some more detailed work and then go back to rounding the body before moving on to sanding the sculpture.
3. When your student waxes his carving, be sure to get the excess wax off before it dries. To get the highest gloss possible, let the waxed stone cool completely before buffing. If your child is in a hurry to complete his project, you can place the carving in the refrigerator for a few moments, then buff to an attractive sheen.
So the artist became the entrepreneur out to answer the question… “Can anyone create a truly amazing stone sculpture in 90 minutes with no previous experience?”
After much trial and development, the 90 minute in-school stone carving program was introduced with great success. Currently, Studiostone Creative teaches students the thrill of transforming stone into a fully-finished sculpture. We teach 10,000 students every year in schools. With the program up and running, parents began asking for something similar for home use. Thus the Soapstone carving Kit was born.
It includes a premium hand cut stone, with custom designed tools, supplies and easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Every element of the process is designed to combine fun, learning and creativity.
Manufacturer: Studiostone Creative
Age Recommendation: 8-99+
Made In: Canada
Approximate Size of Finished Sculpture: Orca: 3” L x 2” H x 1” W; Bear: 3.5” L x 2” H x 1” W; Cat: 1.5” L x 3” H x 1” W
Faith-based: No
Awards and Endorsements:
2021 ASTRA: American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Best Toys for Kids - Arts & Crafts Category - Award Winner!
2018 Seattle Gift Show Best New Product
2017 Small Business B.C. Top 3 Best Concept
2017 Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
2017 World Trade Centre. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Sponsorship for Trade Accelerator Program
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. 
review by Cummins Life
”This was an easy and fun project for A and she completed it in one afternoon. You can easily complete this is under a few hours. This is a great hands-on project and would work well for so many ages.”
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review by Flanders Family Homelife
”My boys absolutely loved learning this new craft and are itching to do more... If you are looking for an art project unlike any other to build your child’s confidence and skill, give this one a try.”
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