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[[User:Pseudomonas|Pseudomonas]] got started with a course run by http://www.letteringartstrust.org.uk/ , and recommends the book ''The Art of Letter Carving in Stone'' by Tom Perkins (ISBN 978-1861268792)
[[User:Pseudomonas|Pseudomonas]] got started with a course run by http://www.letteringartstrust.org.uk/ , and recommends the book ''The Art of Letter Carving in Stone'' by Tom Perkins (ISBN 978-1861268792)


Stone that's readily carvable includes slate, limestone, sandstone, and marble. Uncarvable or hard-to-work materials include roofing slates, cement, cast stone, granite, or ceramics.


Equipment is basically a chisel and a dummy mallet, http://www.tiranti.co.uk/ (near Gt Portland Street station) sell them, (plus '''goggles''' and '''steel-toecapped-boots''').  
Equipment is basically a chisel and a dummy mallet, http://www.tiranti.co.uk/ (near Gt Portland Street station) sell them, (plus '''goggles''' and '''steel-toecapped-boots''').