In geology the term marble refers to metamorphosed limestone but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone.
Marble sculpting tools.
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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Prior to the use of power tools the same basic implements were used for stone carving for hundreds of years.
Stone carving tool catalogs and links.
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals most commonly calcite or dolomite marble may be foliated.
1 marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.
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