Soapstone Carving Kits

Studiostone Creative Soapstone Carving Kit
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.

Want to Carve Another Creation?
If you've already purchased a carving kit, you can buy just a refill block. Soapstone Refill Block comes with only plain soapstone, no tools are provided.

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.

From the Manufacturer
Studiostone Creative has a vision that anyone ages 8 to 99 should be able to carve stone with the right tools and instructions. It all began in Oliver’s sculpture studio when one day an elementary school teacher called, asking if he would come to teach the students stone carving. Until that point, he had taught only adults to carve with large blocks of stone and big tools in a 20-hour course.

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.

• Premium-quality kit with natural, soft Brazilian soapstone in beautiful, rich colors ranging through greens and browns
• A fun creative experience for kids from 8 to 99+
• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions included
• Includes everything you need: a hand-cut soapstone shape, kid-safe carving file, two grades of sandpaper, polishing wax for a quality finish, and buffing cloth
• Use water to eliminate dust
• Eco-friendly packaging and materials
• Amazing results in about 90 minutes
• Finished sculpture of Orca is approximately 3” x 2” x 1” (L x H x W). Finished sculpture of Bear is approximately 3.5” x 2” x 1” (L x H x W)
• Kits made in British Columbia, Canada

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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