By Dan Michael, reprinted from Sculpture NorthWest March/April 2004 February in our Northwest is predictable: sun, clouds, wind, rain, maybe all in the same day or hour. Temperature, too, is all over the place, generally hanging around 40F somewhere. I usually bundle up in raingear, working out under the trees rather than abusing my privileges […]
Early summer saw a number of NWSSA members at a granite seminar organized by Hank Nelson and hosted by Judy and Kirk McLean. I ambitiously bring forth a 1200 lb piece of Fraser River salt and pepper. Envisioning the Rites of Spring joyously filling the ears and large fuzzy bumblebees tumbling around the cushy and aromatic centers […]
My first “power tool” for sculpting was an angle grinder fitted up with a masonry grinding disc. It seemed an amazing step from the serenity of hand tools to the dust and noise of machinery, and yet the allure of power had touched me. At a Camp Brotherhood Symposium workshop, I learned about fret cutting […]
A workhorse in any stone studio, the standard 4 to 5 inch angle grinder spins up around 10,000 rpm. This is pretty much designed speed for metal and masonry cutoff and grinding discs. Diamond blades and cup wheels for dry operation are engineered for this speed and rely on the higher rpm for proper cooling. […]
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