I'm new at carving soapstone, does anybody know of a good place to buy large chunks? I've been getting it from www.chrisrocks.com and it's great but I'm...
Glad you like him! Must admit that I have so little time to carve/sculpt that each of my "critters" has a personality by the time I'm through. Slurp and...
Hi Folks, Finally posted some new photos of a couple of new stone discoveries I made here in Newfoundland. Photos are in the album titled "Raw Stone". The...
For those of you who don't know me (I have been a bit of a ghost for some time)..........your not missing much...but...my redeeming features are that I am...
Wow, Saxan! That stone is fantastic!! Don't spose you have a smallish chunk (only 5pounds) that you'd like to sell me? :)) I'm still trying to find some of...
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday! Have a question. I am considering doing some jewelry size pieces. For cutting slabs off a block, does anyone...
to cut thin slabs of soapstone? Have you ever done it? Can you use a jigsaw on it, once it is cut? Are handtools the only way to go for cutting off bigger...
Hi Anne, Hmmmmm...where to start.....If your soapstone is of good quality and is soft a simple hack saw is fine if your chunks are not too big. Make sure...
I just noticed you asked about using a Jig Saw ...not a band saw..... I personally have never used a jig saw to cut slabs of soapstone nor would I attempt to....
Thanks for all the info, Saxan! Think I'll stick with my handtool -- a jeweler's saw with jewelers' blades for smaller cuts and hacksaw and bowsaw for rougher...
you've had it for a while? Been thinking of building something similar for myself -- getting tired of the sawdust and stone dust when I'm power carving!...
Drat! I meant carving desk/table, Saxan! I need to get a better connection between my fingers and my mind. :) Ann ... but ... so ... soapstone ... carefully...
Actually Anne, It is the best thing since sliced bread......... I would not recommend anything smaller because ...for it to work without sending alot of...
I'm impatiently waiting for my right eye to get settled in from cataract surgery (last week)! I'm working on the final details of a 3inch pink alabaster...
I teach craft and my class of 12year olds are really enjoying working with soapstone. They are working on tiny medallions through to huge bookends. They have...
Darn! I have a carved shell that still looks "wet" but I'm having trouble remembering what I polished it with. I know that I went to 4800 or 6400 grit on the...
Thank you Ann. I havent got a clue on where I would start to get these things -any ideas? (1200 was the finest sandpaper I could find) What do people mainly...
What I've always heard is a wax finish. I imagine that any highgloss one would work. We had a bit of snow that made driving home a mess yesterday, so I...
Alot depends on the type of soapstone you use. If the soapstone is primarily the soft, talc based type, but has small black or gold spots or other small, hard...
By the way folks....I use Yahoo Messenger and I have full voice and cam capabilities...If you need help with something and you use messenger we can arrange a...
Yup, I'm definitely going to be around, Saxan! :)) They're doing surgery on the left eye this coming Wednesday, so no flying or travel for at least two weeks...
Hmm. I must have had a very hard soapstone. :) Learn something new every day! It's the light green color of light through a big wave on the ocean. Glad to...
Saxan, I love your pileup of walruses! I had to laugh 'cause we've all seen pictures of them just like that on the walrus beaches. Your eagle and single...
Thank you Saxan I really apreciate this. We are using a white/green very soft stone which I understand is from Australia and a darker "pink"stone which is...
What can happen with the really soft stones is that as you sand them small crystals (usually magnetite or sometimes actinolite, which are both very hard) are...
