Power Carving Tools

For when the stone is more stubborn than your hand tools, there are spinning abrasive tools to help you along.

chisels

Cool Tools

A new 2” brazed diamond blade fits on my angle grinder. Then this power tool can almost be used as

Tools for Carving Jade

To accommodate the diverse projects that are undertaken at the symposium there is a wide array of tools and accessories

basics

Angle Grinders

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

Air Hammers

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

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

Flush Cut Blades

Whether you’re slicing away hard stone or minimizing impact during the reductive process, a diamond blade is the edge of

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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