Carving a Patterned Stone

This project is actually pretty simple. There are just a few steps but the result is wonderful.

Supplies

• stone
• rotary carving tool
• bits
• clear varnish

Step 1: Design

The basic design of the stone is different levels with waves/small steps on them.

Step 2: Carving Basic Shape

For the rough shape I used the disc bit and the big cylindric one. I carved everything one level down except the step I wanted to create. For the overlapping part in the middle I first carved with the ball shaped bits and cleaned all edges with the rod bits.

Step 3: Carving Detail

For the first level I went with a leaf design. With the cylindric bits I made a middle line and created the edges. The following steps are pretty much the same. The last level is a little bit more difficult but with time and small bits it's no problem.

Step 4: Finishing

I used some clear varnish to give the stone a beautiful shine. And it's done. Thanks for reading!