A stone sculpture is an object made of stone which has been shaped, usually by carving, or assembled to form a visually interesting three-dimensional shape. Stone is more durable than most alternative materials, making it especially important in architectural sculpture on the outside of buildings.
Carved stone human figures, known as Moai, on Easter Island
Unakoti group of rock reliefs of Shiva, Tripura, India. 11th century
Boundary wall featuring a dry stone sculpture, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK
Ancient Egyptian triple portrait in greywacke, a very hard sandstone that takes a fine polish
A chisel is a wedged hand tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge on the end of its blade, for carving or cutting a hard material. The tool can be used by hand, struck with a mallet, or applied with mechanical power. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it.
Neolithic stone chisels from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany around 4100 to 2700 BCE
A selection of modern wood chisels
Reconstruction chisel made from a robust cannon bone, cutting a mortise
A sharp wood chisel in combination with a forstner wood drill bit is used to form this mortise for a half-lap joint in a timber frame.
