The primary carving stones are Italian Alabaster, either translucent white (where light will pass through the stone) or opaque white (where light will not penetrate the stone), and Soapstone (talc block) which will be mostly light and dark green in color.

* Like the Gala Coke and Gala Printed Soapstones, this is a harder soapstone that polishes easily. * Due to its deep red color, it is suggested that the carver have a good visual of the finished piece.

Our newest imported stone from Kenya is a medium hard soapstone. This soapstone has light to medium pink and mauve shades predominantly with a chance of cream variations throughout making it an interesting stone to carve. A beautiful stone when polished t

For those just starting out in stone carving, soapstone is the softest and, therefore, the easiest to carve. Favored by many of our customers, our Lemon Green Soapstone has a cool green coloring consistently throughout the stone. Its purity offers the car

Designed specifically for carving in soapstone, this high-quality set includes four cutting tools, one rasp, and sandpaper sheets in a variety of grits. The set is contained in a protective canvas tool roll that ties for safety and transport. Made in the

One of our newest imported carving stones to become available in years with strong varied coloring. The predominant deep forest green color has been made more interesting with additional black, grey and stripes of pale to rich yellow. The medium soft ston