Power Tool Tips from the Community
This article emerges from a lunch time question and answer discussion about power tools with Steve Sandry posing the questions,
NWSSA
July 27, 2022
This article emerges from a lunch time question and answer discussion about power tools with Steve Sandry posing the questions,
Below are links to information about diamond tools that I found is informative and useful. – Pat Barton ed Note:
This morning I followed up to what I saw Lee Gass doing. He was “sanding” with a piece of a bench
A workhorse in any stone studio, the standard 4 to 5 inch angle grinder spins up around 10,000 rpm. This
by Michael Binkley For 34 years, I was a sculptor who worked exclusively as a direct subtractive carver, meaning I
Deborah Wilson’s Jade Carving Workshop at NWSSA’s Symposia Deborah Wilson recommends that if you have the following items, you should
The Stone Column Jade by Bill Laprad by Bill Laprade The English word jade has a circuitous derivation. It started
ed note: Since this was written much has changed in the diamond tool industry and the links below now go
Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info
This post is a plug to give Jeff Powell’s Air Compressors for Carving Stone a read. Its a useful overview
Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info
Would that be the seven-inch angle grinder with diamond tipped blade? Or that finely honed chisel, or the hammer that
NWSSA Artists to be featured at the 37th Annual Best of the Northwest Spring Show April 11-12-2026
Women;’s Hand Carving Retreat June 4-7, 2026 in Port Orchard, WA
Rasp, chisel and sand your stone sculptures during our quiet and peaceful retreat where we can easily talk among ourselves and dust is limited.
SAVE THE DATES! April 11& 12TH 2026 – BEST OF THE NORTHWEST SHOW & SALE – Seattle, WA (two day event) NWSSA will be featured in
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