1) Make a clay sculpture sketch.
2) Enlarge the small draft in equal proportions.
3) Turn the clay draft into a hard material mold.
4) Forge
stone crafts according to the model.
5) Polish the
stone sculpture multiple times.
6) The
stone carving surface is polished and mirrored.
stone crafts are one type of stone carving handicrafts, and their materials are mainly stone crafts. Because stone crafts have the advantages of corrosion resistance such as alkali resistance and acid resistance, they are often used in outdoor stone carving production. There are two techniques used in the production of stone crafts: casting and cold working. Before metal forging, craftsmen will design a sample first, confirm the shape, and then turn the mold into a stone sculpture. Models made of stone sculpture are stronger than clay sculptures and are less likely to be damaged. Then start sorting out the cold work process.
When using the cold working method, workers will divide the entire stone sculpture's surface into many small pieces, and number each piece. The raw materials used for cold working of stone crafts are pre-made stone crafts boards of different thicknesses. Workers need to draw corresponding shapes on the stone crafts board according to each numbered small area. Since the stone crafts board is flat and the surface of the stone carving is three-dimensional, firstly, the area of each small piece cannot be too large, and in addition, each small piece also needs to leave a certain space to facilitate subsequent processing.
The next step is to use simple initial tools to manually and continuously beat each divided piece. The ductility of metal is used in the production of stone crafts to form a three-dimensional appearance that matches the appearance of the stone carving. This process is physical and will also produce high-intensity noise. It is in such a noisy working environment that the master workers create exquisite works of art one after another.
The appearance of the semi-finished stone crafts after welding is relatively rough, which is far from the usual mirror polished effect. After the welding is completed, the work still needs to be polished before the finished product can be presented to us. Although there are some power tools that can be used for the polishing process, it still requires a lot of time and manual skills to perfect it.
