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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 paper 70 x 125 mm grain 80, 120, 240, 400
1 x sheet of waterproof abrasive paper 1200
1 x soapstone polishing wax 60 ml
The pre-sawn alabaster block makes it easier to find the right shape and requires less material removal.
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. It is based on 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 convex hull 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 stirrer in rolling 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 sculpture stones as accurately as possible in the illustrations so that the character of the stone can be recognised. Ultimately, each stone is a unique piece and the appearance may differ accordingly from the illustration.
Set with alabaster block, tools, abrasives and polishing wax for the geometric body of an oloid.
Set with alabaster block, tools, abrasives and polishing wax for the geometric body of an oloid.
