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Articles on Travel, Thoughts & Opinions, Book Reviews , Presidents Messages, and Letters from the Editors that have been published in NWSSA Sculpture NorthWest.

Randy Zieber’s BC Stone Yard

Randy Zieber’s BC Stone Yard Yes, it’s winter in the Pacific Northwest. The forecast is for periods of rain mixed with

ARTWALK 2010- Saturday July 17th

Every year over 50 stone carvers from Washington, Oregon, B.C., and further afield pack up their stone carving tools and

SUMMER RIVER WALKS ON THE PILCHUCK

  SUMMER RIVER WALKS ON THE PILCHUCK By Karl Hufbauer Camp-B attendees are welcome to join into before-breakfast excursions to

One Silver Falls Experience

This is from a recent new member, Cathy Rae Smith, after her very first attendance at a Silver Falls Symposium.

Grinder Blades and Diamonds

Some thoughts on diamond blades

If you only get one…..

which one will do you the most good?

For the sake of clarity, let’s just talk about what you could get that would be most useful with any small electric grinder, rated for 4 1/2″ or 5″ blades, single speed, for a mix of hard and soft stones.   I will try to offer my reasons for choosing one of the many kinds of diamond blades available, based on what different chores it can do, how versatile it is, and how affordable it is.  

diamondBladesAdjI will talk about the different kinds of diamond blades, what each is best at, etc.  First we must acknowledge that none of them were designed for carving.  We are a tiny fringe market, and we use tools that were made for construction and industry.  Most of the work we do with diamond blades is on the manufacturers’ DON’T DO THIS list, which just means we have to be cautious and not push the blades too hard.

Die Grinders

Die Grinders At A Glance Commentary For who: Metal workers to smooth out irregularities. Polishing For sculptors to do the

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