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
Learn to Build a Crate for Your Stone Sculptures Saturday, November 7th, 202610 am – 4 pm The Stoneyard Sculpture Studio 6521 5th Ave S Seattle, WA
Join us in Central Oregon August 9-16th for up to 8 days of stone carving with guest Artists Nicholas Fairplay (Relief Carving), Julianne Kohn (Jade Carving) and Alison Jean Cole (Intarsia). Fire up your creative spirit in a supportive environment!
NWSSA’s annual Washington State Stone Carving Symposium will be hosted in Port Orchard, WA. July 11-19th, 2026. Visiting Guest Artists Amy Brier, John Fisher, and Sharon Fullingim will create a collaborative group project, in addition to our jade carving, beginning and intermediate stone carving workshops. Join us!
We need some kind of descriptive text here.