Marble Carving Art - Hollowing

Hollowing is also called hollowing, which means hollowing out the part of the stone that does not express the image, and retaining the part that can express the image. Because hollowing is very difficult, it is different from general carving techniques in terms of stone selection, work layout, tool configuration, and carving procedures. The stone for hollowing must be fine and pure, especially the hollowed part, and there should be no cracks and high-density sand grids, otherwise it is easy to cause breakage. In addition to general carving tools, the tools used for hollowing also require special long-arm chisels, pick knives, bottom shovel knives, hook knives, and small saws and other special tools. Since the method of using the direction of hollowing to overcome the operational difficulties, the design requirements of the hollowing scenery are best to be multi-faceted. Generally speaking, the more hollow directions, the denser the holes, the easier it is to hollow, and the better the effect. The procedure of hollowing is "outside first, then inside". After the blanking and chiseling processes of the outer layer and other background scenes are all completed, hollowing can be carried out.
Marble has beautiful colors and patterns, high compressive strength and good physical and chemical properties. Its resources are widely distributed and easy to process. With the development of the economy, the application scope of marble is constantly expanding, and its usage is increasing. It plays an important role in people's lives. Especially in the past decade, the large-scale mining, industrial processing and international trade of marble have made marble decorative panels enter the building decoration industry in large quantities. They are not only used in luxurious public buildings, but also in home decoration. Marble is also widely used to make exquisite utensils, such as furniture, lamps, smoking utensils and artistic sculptures. Some marbles (including limestone, dolomite, marble, etc.) can also be used as alkali-resistant materials. The crushed stones and scraps produced in the process of marble mining and processing are also often used in the production of artificial stone, terrazzo, stone rice and stone powder, and can be used as fillers in coatings, plastics, rubber and other industries.