Technique

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

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

Splitting Granite

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

Maquette, Not just a Piece of Clay

The tall block of Yule marble balances on the dunnage and stares back with white intensity.  A nervous knot of anxiety rolls

Drilling Stone

It’s another typical drill job in the sculptor’s studio. Assemble a sculpture from three pieces of stone. Fix them together

Time for a Bigger Saw?

Early summer saw a number of NWSSA members at a granite seminar organized by Hank Nelson and hosted by Judy

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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2025 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

SAVE THE DATES! SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th – NWSSA HOLIDAY PARTY – 4-8PM Stone Carving Folks, Family and Friends, our winter potluck party will be hosted at a

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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