Soft Stone

Stones that play well with hand tools, techniques, and tips for working with softer stones.

Getting Started

Finishing Soft Stone

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

INDIANA LIMESTONE

Learn about Indiana Limestone from one of our resident geologists, Michael E. Yeaman. During our summer Symposia at Pilgrim Firs,

Soapstone

Soapstone has become ubiquitously used as a carving medium by beginners and experienced journeymen and journeywomen sculptors, owing to its

A Quick Conversation About Marble

Student: Where does marble come from?Teacher:  Marble comes from limestone. You could say it’s a “newer” limestone.S: What? Marble is really just

Limestone – May/June 2009

White, creamy limestone has been a staple of Pacific Northwest sculptors since 1992 when 6 tons of Utah oolitic found

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