A new 2” brazed diamond blade fits on my angle grinder. Then this power tool can almost be used as a chisel – carving and smoothing. Diamond rasps let me […]
At Silver Falls symposium John Fisher did many demos. One of our members captured John doing his contour carving, sometimes called profile carving of a face. John creates a delightful […]
ed Note: A member posed a question on our email list regarding how to polish & finish a variety of stone. We thought would be a great opportunity to revisit […]
Geologist Micheal E. Yeaman presents an introduction to the series he has created regarding the science and geology of stones used in the art of sculpture to the Northwest Stone […]
Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info is from Tom Urban’s workshop at Camp Brotherhod, some from […]
The Wet Carving Box and How to Carve in Small Places For over a decade, I’ve worked year round in my basement wet carving stone. I have constructed a small […]
There are few sculptors who have not had the unhappy experience of breaking a carbide chisel. One’s immediate thought is to go wailing back to the dealer: “It broke! There’s […]
By Dan Michael, reprinted from Sculpture NorthWest March/April 2004 February in our Northwest is predictable: sun, clouds, wind, rain, maybe all in the same day or hour. Temperature, too, is […]
Part of this material I used in the 20 hour granite course I taught at Pratt. Most of the info is from Tom Urban’s workshop at Camp Brotherhod, some from […]
My first “power tool” for sculpting was an angle grinder fitted up with a masonry grinding disc. It seemed an amazing step from the serenity of hand tools to the […]
