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| The amount of detail depends on the stone – it’s difficult to get much detail with granite, for example, but in marble, Italian Renaissance sculptors were able to capture intricate details. | The amount of detail depends on the stone – it’s difficult to get much detail with granite, for example, but in marble, Italian Renaissance sculptors were able to capture intricate details. | ||
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| To sell your work, you’ll need to exhibit. There is a demand for smaller pieces, which may take a couple of hours and can fetch £50 or so. This may be a reasonably worthwhile sideline at first, as you could sell several per year. For larger pieces (for example, for hospital foyers, housing developments or parks), commissions are listed on the website of the [Royal Society of Sculptors](https:// | To sell your work, you’ll need to exhibit. There is a demand for smaller pieces, which may take a couple of hours and can fetch £50 or so. This may be a reasonably worthwhile sideline at first, as you could sell several per year. For larger pieces (for example, for hospital foyers, housing developments or parks), commissions are listed on the website of the [Royal Society of Sculptors](https:// | ||
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| After the chisels, switch to old bits of carborundum (silicon carbide) grinding wheels, rubbing the stones to smooth down areas even more. Use different grades, from coarse to smooth, to finish the shaping. Then use different grades of sandpaper, and finally, depending on the finish you want, wet and dry paper. 200 grade will give you a finish that is smooth but not shiny, or 2000+ grade will give you a very smooth, polished surface if required. You can polish granite or marble, but sandstones are too gritty for a very smooth surface. | After the chisels, switch to old bits of carborundum (silicon carbide) grinding wheels, rubbing the stones to smooth down areas even more. Use different grades, from coarse to smooth, to finish the shaping. Then use different grades of sandpaper, and finally, depending on the finish you want, wet and dry paper. 200 grade will give you a finish that is smooth but not shiny, or 2000+ grade will give you a very smooth, polished surface if required. You can polish granite or marble, but sandstones are too gritty for a very smooth surface. | ||
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