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Eight easy steps to polishing basalt

Many carvers are intimidated by the difficulty of sanding and polishing basalt. This is entirely unnecessary. Basalt is in fact

chisels

Cool Tools

A new 2” brazed diamond blade fits on my angle grinder. Then this power tool can almost be used as

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Basing Ideas

FROM GEORGE PRATTA few simple tips. Choosing a proper base for your sculpture is a bit like choosing accents for

shaping jade

Shaping Jade – The Point Carver

The point carvers used at NWSSA symposia are horizontally mounted drill presses that have had the base, stands and tables

drilling jade

Drilling Holes Into or Through Jade

When drilling holes into or through jade, both sintered and plated core drills will do the job nicely. Plated diamond

Tools for Carving Jade

To accommodate the diverse projects that are undertaken at the symposium there is a wide array of tools and accessories

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Jade & Gemstone Tooling

What could be more succinct than a white board with the 12 steps. If this is all you need then

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2026 Oregon State Symposium – Save the Date

Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 10-17th, 2026 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR Set on scenic Suttle Lake, Camp Sisters offers

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