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Auriou Stonecarving Tools - Standard Range
These Auriou stone carving tools are for use on soft stone and marble. They all have a straight octagonal body. They are hand forged at the Auriou Tool Works at Forge- de- Saint Juery, near Albi in south west France.
These tools are firesharp tools. This means they are made from high carbon steel,
Auriou also make the same range of tools but with a barrel shaped body. These are referred to as Auriou Traditional Stonecarving Tools (see separate section). The Traditional Range are more suited to prolonged use due to their ergonomic and comfortable shape. However, to achieve the distinctive barrel shape the whole of the tool must be forged whereas with the standard range only the head of the tool is forged. So the Tradtional Auriou range of stone carving tools are more difficult to forge and therefore come at a higher price point.
Classic Hand Tools are the only stockist of Auriou Stone Carving Tools in the UK. |
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AURIOU STONE CARVING CHISELS - STANDARD RANGE
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Auriou stone carving chisels from this standard range have straight octagonal bodies. These are perfect for working soft stone and marble. Flat and rondelle chisels are used for smoothing out the texture left by the tooth chisel and prepares the stone for finishing. Any stone bruises left by the point or tooth chisels can be removed with a flat chisel or a riffler.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - CHISEL WITH SQUARE TEETH
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The tooth chisel is used after the point chisel has roughed out the basic shape. It further refines the forms and removes the peaks and valleys left by the point chisel.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - CHISEL WITH POINTED TEETH
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The tooth chisel is used after the point chisel has roughed out the basic shape. It further refines the forms and removes the peaks and valleys left by the point chisel.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - DEER'S FOOT CHISEL
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Two teeth resembling a Deer's foot. This is a robust chisel with 2 teeth.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - QUIRK CHISEL
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These tools have a special function. The shape of the blade is similar to that of a straight chisel but these chisels have been strengthened where the blade joins the shank, (they have a lozenge shape), so that you can work square on to the stone.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - RONDELLE CHISEL
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Rondelle chisels are used for smoothing out the texture left by the toothed chisels and prepares the stone for finishing. These are shaping tools. Essentially their use is to achieve the concave shapes, to emphasise a relief by hollowing out cavities or to undercut the stone.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - POINT CHISEL
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The point is the workhorse of the chisels. It is used for roughing out and removing material quickly.
Auriou point chisels are hardened steel which work well on softer stones and marble. For harder stones like granite, carbide tipped chisels are required.
Remember on soft stone, the point chisel can leave a 'stone bruise', or white mark, when it has gone deeper into the stone than your intended surface. Care must be taken not to 'bury' the chisel into the stone. These unintended white marks will show up when the stone is polished. These bruises can only be removed by carving or filing down into the stone past the depth of the bruise.
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AURIOU STANDARD RANGE - SNAKE'S TONGUE CHISEL
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This is essentially a diamond shaped Point Chisel for carving soft stone or marbles. The body is 8mm octagonal hand forged steel.
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