Carving Marble with Traditional Tools

Prior to the use of power tools, the same basic implements were used for stone carving for hundreds of years. Many of the sculptor's tools had a variety of functions and could be used at different stages of the carving process. In this video, watch a contemporary sculptor demonstrate the use of traditional tools--such as the tooth chisel, the point chisel, the drill, and the rasp--as he creates a finished figure of a woman from a block of marble.

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[AlexanderLee1]

@coolin7000 Hahaha I love your little poem here and agree with it. And it's pretty silly not to use at least a power drill. The greats were not great because of the type of tools that they used.

[coolin7000]

That marble sculture was WACK;

All I do is spit facts;

Make me a Michaelangelo,

Den we'll see about DAT!

[gilbertebarrera]

Nicely done

[varteni1]

Very good job