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Our bildhau stones are natural stones in individual shapes & sizes, the dimensions & weights of which we cannot specify exactly in advance. You can choose your stone from different weight categories, in which the maximum price for a stone of the respective category is indicated. The stone supplied will be individually weighed and charged at the price per kilo stated here. The price charged will be lower than the maximum price of the respective category.
It is important to us that you receive exactly the material you need for your project. If you are looking for a stone with more specific dimensions (e.g. elongated, approx. 30 cm), please let us know in the message field at the end of the order process. We will endeavour to find a suitable stone for you. On request, we will send you a photo in advance for inspection. We charge a service fee of 9.50 euros for this service, which will be shown on the invoice.
Larger stones and cut-to-size pieces are generally also available for many types of stone. Please contact us by e-mail or telephone for a binding quotation.
It is important to us that you receive exactly the material you need for your project. If you are looking for a stone with more specific dimensions (e.g. elongated, approx. 30 cm), please let us know in the message field at the end of the order process. We will endeavour to find a suitable stone for you. On request, we will send you a photo in advance for inspection. We charge a service fee of 9.50 euros for this service, which will be shown on the invoice.
Larger stones and cut-to-size pieces are generally also available for many types of stone. Please contact us by e-mail or telephone for a binding quotation.
Here you will find interesting information on calculating the weight of a sculptor's stone.
Alabaster, transparent white tuber
Our bildhau stones are natural stones in individual shapes & sizes, the dimensions & weights of which we cannot specify exactly in advance. You can choose your stone from different weight categories, in which the maximum price for a stone of the respective category is indicated. The stone supplied will be individually weighed and charged at the price per kilo stated here. The price charged will be lower than the maximum price of the respective category.
It is important to us that you receive exactly the material you need for your project. If you are looking for a stone with more specific dimensions (e.g. elongated, approx. 30 cm), please let us know in the message field at the end of the order process. We will endeavour to find a suitable stone for you. On request, we will send you a photo in advance for inspection. We charge a service fee of 9.50 euros for this service, which will be shown on the invoice.
Larger stones and cut-to-size pieces are generally also available for many types of stone. Please contact us by e-mail or telephone for a binding quotation.
It is important to us that you receive exactly the material you need for your project. If you are looking for a stone with more specific dimensions (e.g. elongated, approx. 30 cm), please let us know in the message field at the end of the order process. We will endeavour to find a suitable stone for you. On request, we will send you a photo in advance for inspection. We charge a service fee of 9.50 euros for this service, which will be shown on the invoice.
Larger stones and cut-to-size pieces are generally also available for many types of stone. Please contact us by e-mail or telephone for a binding quotation.
Here you will find interesting information on calculating the weight of a sculptor's stone.
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As a soft stone, alabaster is easy to work by hand. Depending on how thinly the stone is worked, it appears transparent-white. Alabaster is not suitable for outdoor sculptures as wind and rain attack the material. The stone must be protected from strong sunlight if it is to retain its transparency.
Transparent alabaster is very suitable for simple, abstract forms and flat works, as its translucency can be particularly emphasised.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
| Origin: Spain | Spain |
| Mohs hardness | 1,5 - 2 |
| Appearance | white, transparent to cloudy |
| Structure | homogeneous, semi-crystalline |
| Density | 2.1 - 2.3 kg/dm³ |
| Special features | Not weather-resistant |
The small pieces are split from alabaster slabs and may have sawn edges. The larger pieces are usually supplied as raw nodules.
We can supply you with white, transparent white alabaster in individual sizes up to several hundred kilograms, as raw nodules or sawn as slabs up to a maximum thickness of 35 cm and a diameter of up to 70 cm. Please contact us for a customised quotation.
PROCESSING
The white, transparent alabaster is very easy to work by hand. For working with chisels, we particularly recommend claw chisels and flat or lettering chisels with mallet head made of forged steel in combination with a carver's mallet. This allows the stone to be worked gently. We do not recommend point chisels because they can easily destroy the stone structure too deeply without being noticed, which often only becomes apparent when sanding in matt white areas. Like wood, alabaster can also be worked very well with gouges. Rasps and files are also suitable.
If you want to protect the stone with wax after polishing, please do not heat the stone under any circumstances. Unlike other stones, this will destroy the structure and the alabaster will lose its transparency. We also recommend that you do not wash the stone with hot water.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Alabaster is a crystalline form of the mineral gypsum. Alabaster is extracted by mining nodules of different sizes that are found in the ground. Depending on where they are found, not only the size of the nodules varies, but also the colour of the alabaster. Iron oxide penetrating the stone from the outside can colour the stone pinkish to reddish, for example. In addition to the transparent white, there is grey, light yellow, reddish, brown and almost black alabaster with some white veins.
Stone is a natural product. We endeavour to reproduce the appearance of our sculptural stones as accurately as possible in the illustrations so that the character of the stone can be recognised. Ultimately, each stone is unique and the appearance may differ from the illustration.
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