Does anyone know where I can buy soapstone and tools for making small sculptures? Internet shops must be UK based and other shops must be in London. I tried serching the net, but it just comes up with sites to buy finished sculptures.
2007-03-02 04:16:32 · 10 answers · asked by Cpt. Willard 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
You're right, I had little luck trying to find UK-based suppliers of soapstone. Does soapstone occur in the UK? I'm from US and all I've bought over the years has been mined here.
This place did show up though: http://www.greatart.co.uk/rubrique_1981.html
If you're not hung up on the soapstone, you can try searching for alabaster or mudstone. I've carved these easily with handtools in the past. The mudstone was black, very smooth-grained, a pleasure to work with and polished up very nicely.
2007-03-02 04:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've not seen it myself you may have to import some from China.
Ebay research may give you contact - there are jeweller suppliers on ebay selling Rouge - they may have some soapstone in stock or at least may be able to advise you where to purchase same.
Have you tried web search for London Jeweller supplies or Jeweller Tools and Supplies, Soapstone - here are a couple of search links
http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=London+Jeweller+Supplies&src=IE-Address
Or http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=Jeweller+Tools+and+Supplies%2C+Soapstone&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE&go.x=12&go.y=6
I think I might like to do that too, if its not too dusty.
2007-03-02 04:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raw Soapstone For Sale
2016-10-31 22:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because soapstone is so soft it is difficult to trasport. you should look under quarries. i am not a hundred percent sure but i think it comes from america
2007-03-03 18:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi any one need soap stone let me know,i can supply soapstone in large quantity no problem gogreenatkhi@gmail.com
2014-03-26 03:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a problem. The following can supply all your needs: Alec Tiranti, sculptors suppliers.
www.tiranti.co.uk or put in search Alec Tiranti
Hope this meets your needs. Get my equipment from there.
2007-03-02 08:20:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Dickblick.com can ship international and they sell soapstone.
2007-03-02 05:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by Kassie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ebay, of course
here is a link to soapstones on ebay
http://collectibles.search-desc.ebay.com/soapstone_Rocks-Fossils-Minerals_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfclZ3QQfromZR18QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftidZ2QQftsZ2QQsacatZ3213
2007-03-02 04:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
**The Body Shop**
2007-03-02 04:20:16 · answer #9 · answered by § gαввαηα § 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try eBay?
2007-03-02 04:20:38 · answer #10 · answered by Your Nuts! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋