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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

polishing

Polishing Jade

There are MANY ways to skin the proverbial cat when it comes to finishing jade with a polish. For the jade tent,

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

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

Saftey – Working Safe Check List

Organize your actions around safe behavior to protect yourself. PROBLEM PREVENTION LONG-TERM Free silica  – Wear respirator Noise  – Hearing

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

Sanding Mandrels – Roll Your Own

Sanding mandrels are very useful in grinding, rounding, and sanding the upper inside lips of stone vases. The transition between

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2024 Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium

August 25th – September 1st, 202429th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by July 15th

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