How to Use a Hammer for Stone Carving | Sculpture Tutorial 

We expect a ballerina or a blacksmith, or a baseball pitcher, as you mentioned, to have perfectly trained motions. Somehow in sculpture we think only of the motion left in the stone? I feel like I learned the secrets of kinesiology today, made clear as water. I am nearly looking forward to injuring myself. Thanks for a perfect video.

Congratulations! Once again a precise and very informative video! I am sculpting around 29 years and this videos is helping a lot!!!! Keep doing!!!!!

As a beginner these videos have been incredibly helpful. I'll be buying your letter carving video next week. Today I managed to damage a corner of something I was working on. Which then made me think, "a video on how to approach corners and delicate edges would helpful". :) Thanks so much for these!

I feel like a heathen compared to the artistry of sculpting. I'm learning to sculpt and carve to make bonsai pots, both refined and polished and rustic style

Hi Athar, thanks for the video, really helpfull! Are you using a steel or an iron hammer in this video?

Another great lesson of yours. But I think you should always wear googles

Do you prefer carving with the manual tools as opposed to power? I have 2 dremels and a foredom as well. I use an angle grinder to take off large sections. I'd like to eventually get some good chisels.

There are so many art principles going on at the same time here. The art of holding, swinging, and resting at the same time. My father was able to strike a nail into the wood with one blow. He had an old-timer's technique that I could never get. I needed at least 3 blows. Athar has that knowledge. Great video...

Please more videos like this 🙏🏻 ❤

Great stuff my friend!

Where did he get the marble from. Is he really paying $800 for a block?

Imagine it's your reputation being chipped away at

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Awesome! Thanks for this!

I’ve been doing it wrong for so long! Thank you! I’ve learned a lot from you.

Oh...Thank You*! The less stress or injuries...involved in anything I do...is of utmost importance to me and my body* I am sorry...but being on a very "tight Senior budget "...I cannot afford to buy the Videos, but will continue to enjoy them on RU-vid* I may never ...explore this craft any further than watching your Videos and enjoying your skill, but please know ... I am enjoying them. Thank You...

Imagine each chip off the old block is a customer

Imagine each chip off the old block is a supplier

Thx

Such great, common sense, informative videos. So helpful and greatly appreciated. Thank you and keep them coming!!!

i will fallar your videos. i lesen lota after 49 age.

Seems like my swordfighting skills might come in handy. X-D Thanks for the physics based explaination, this is how I learn best.

Very well explained, sir. When you double the strike weight, you roughly double the impact force. However if you double the strike speed.. you QUADRUPLE the impact force.

So many views and so few likes? Come on everyone! Thank you so much for your informative and helpful videoes!

Even many professional workers etc dont move like that. We Still consider it normal that if the result of breaking a stone is achieved then whatever motion you used is somewhat correct, as long as chronic pain doesn't appear right away the motion is considered ok. The technique being imperfect the difference in body durability and talent in having 60-70% understanding of the right motion becomes the norm. If you ask question about motion most people will think you think too much and are like " find by yourself you will find right naturally " . If the world worked like that everybody would be an athlete and would never need a teacher. On the long run workers body mostly get destroyed by the accumulation of unnecessary damage and they lack efficiency. The fields that need it the most have the least information on the topic.

Hello I m from India . I like your technical information about sclupter work...I have to learn carving in hard stone...

This was so incredibly helpful

Hi Athar. I'm currently experimenting with acid on stone. I'm using muriatic acid. It's slow and doesn't round the edges like in your sculptures. Can I ask what acid or mix of acids you use on your sculptures? And how fast it is. Of course you do multiple passes of acid. Thanks a lot.

I'm a stone sculptor. Glad someone is doing this. Thanks

Excellent instruction!

Can I carving on any stone because marbel to expensive

Sir can you please make lecture on tempering and hardening

thank

Mass x acceleration = force Mass x speed = momentum

What brand of carbide tipped tools You use sir?

Interessantissimo questo video!

Use safety goggles

Tobuscus?

Sorry to ask. What do you do for a living?

Wow suppor your job