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
August 24th-31st 2025 29th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium at Camp Suttle Lake near Sisters, Oregon Early Birds! Sign up by August 10th to Save
SAVE THE DATES! SUMMER SYMPOSIA Our symposia are open to all levels from beginners who have never carved stone before, to the hobbyist, to the
Over the past two years, NWSSA has invited Myles from 2 Sculpt to lead a virtual tool session covering a variety of topics. These have
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