Cream Soapstone - Medium

Our newest imported stone from Kenya is a medium hard soapstone. This soapstone has light to medium cream and white shades throughout making it a fairly pure stone to carve. A beautiful stone when polished to a high sheen.

Its , a rough measure of the resistance of a smooth surface to scratching or abrasion, expressed in terms of a scale is 2.

Any "rust-colored" sediment on the stone is easily removed by washing the stone together with the actual carving process. It is a natural phenomenon of stone quarries.

African Elephant carving is polished and shows slight variations in color.

This medium stone's weight ranges between 12 - 15 lbs. and is approximate.

Please note, the stone in this image has not been finished or polished. The stone you will receive is unfinished and will vary according to your finishing techniques. In addition, the shapes of individual stones, which are cut by hand, may vary. And finally, the colors of the stone you receive with your order may vary from the colors of the sample stone on your screen. The stone pictured is not the stone you will receive.