Set for alabaster oloid

Set with alabaster block, tools, abrasives and polishing wax for the geometric body of an oloid.

The set consists of:

1 x pre-sawn alabaster block
1 x KAPRA cabinet rasp hand-cut 15 cm
1 x CORRADI needle rasp 21.5 cm semicircular coarse
1 x FLEXIPADS sanding block on both sides 70 x 125 mm
1 x ABRANET hook-and-loop sanding block 70 x 125 mm grit 80, 120, 240, 400
1 x sheet of waterproof abrasive paper 1200
1 x soap stone polishing wax 60 ml

The pre-sawn alabaster block makes it easier to find the right shape, less material removal is required.

The oloid is a fascinating geometric body: it was discovered in 1929 by the sculptor and mechanical engineer Paul Schatz. The oloid is the only geometric body that can roll over its entire surface. The base is formed by two circles of the same size, to illustrate this: if you cut two round beer mats to the centre and then insert them vertically into each other (so that right angles are formed between the surfaces), you can approximate the shape. The oloid forms a kind of convex envelope around the two circles. For Paul Schatz, the shape resulted from the inversion of a cube. Due to its special properties, the oloid is used, for example, as part of an oloid agitator in circulation technology.

Carving a perfect oloid out of a stone is an exciting and challenging task for any sculptor!

You can watch an instructional video (in Dutch) here: https://youtu.be/GvA2ev8D-VI

Stone is a natural product. We endeavour to reproduce the appearance of our sculpting 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 picture.