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Getting Started

Topics relevant to getting started carving stone and being an artist.

Hand Carving Tools

Carving a Face : John Fisher

At Silver Falls symposium John Fisher did many demos. One of our members captured John doing his contour carving, sometimes

Getting Started

Finishing Soft Stone

ed Note: A member posed a question on our email list regarding how to polish & finish a variety of

basics

Angle Grinders

Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info

carbide

Broken Carbide Tools (chisels)

There are few sculptors who have not had the unhappy experience of breaking a carbide chisel. One’s immediate thought is

In the Studio with Hot Water

By Dan Michael, reprinted from Sculpture NorthWest March/April 2004 February in our Northwest is predictable: sun, clouds, wind, rain, maybe

Splitting Granite

Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info

Oil That Hammer

My first “power tool” for sculpting was an angle grinder fitted up with a masonry grinding disc. It seemed an

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Recent News & Updates

Karen Ryer Scholarship Application

We have an exciting announcement! In 2023, Pat Sargent donated a significant amount of Stone Sculptor’s Supplies’ inventory to launch a new scholarship for NWSSA and

2024 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

Links for these events will become live as registration & information becomes available BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN!   Click Here to ApplyThe Nominations Committee

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