Soapstone gets its name from its greasy, soapy feel. The talc is what causes the white scratches that appear on the polished soapstone sculpture when it gets marked or damaged. A sculpture can be scratche bruised or chipped. Each of these injuries to a sculpture requires a different method of repair. Scratches A scratch is the simplest damage to repair.
Typically, cyanoacrylate-based adhesive is suitable for lighter scratches and smaller chips, while epoxy and pieces soapstone are necessary for larger chips or corner chips. For this repair , you will need a small piece of similar soapstone and a clear, two-part epoxy available at any full-service hardware store or home center. Seams in soapstone are flush with the counter surface and if rubbe you cannot feel them. You will need knife grade black stone epoxy. Allow the glue to cure, then use a single edge razor like from a paint scraper to neatly slice off the hardened glue flush with the surface of the soapstone.
A quick setting (minute) clear epoxy might be a good option as well. Once clear epoxy is cure mix the filler epoxy with the stone dust you have saved (about dust and epoxy ) and fill all the gaps. In this case, we used the PC-slow cure filler epoxy. Wait hours before handling.

This tutorial may assist you to repair your broken statue using commonly available materials and tools saving you the cost of repair.




