Many carvers are intimidated by the difficulty of sanding and polishing basalt. This is entirely unnecessary. Basalt is in fact very easy to finish if you follow these eight easy […]
There are MANY ways to skin the proverbial cat when it comes to finishing jade with a polish. For the jade tent, the tried and true method for our purposes is with […]
The point carvers used at NWSSA symposia are horizontally mounted drill presses that have had the base, stands and tables removed. The beauty of point carvers is that a small […]
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 […]
Pat Doratti has his stone studio in Nelson, British Columbia a small arts city in the Rocky Mountains above Spokane Washington. One of the interesting things he has there is a […]
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 […]
Sanding mandrels are very useful in grinding, rounding, and sanding the upper inside lips of stone vases. The transition between a flat surface and a core-drilled hole is usually sharp, […]
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 tall block of Yule marble balances on the dunnage and stares back with white intensity. A nervous knot of anxiety rolls through the stomach. Point away the loose and irregular material. […]
It’s another typical drill job in the sculptor’s studio. Assemble a sculpture from three pieces of stone. Fix them together with 5/16 inch stainless pins, either sleeved for disassembly and […]
Early summer saw a number of NWSSA members at a granite seminar organized by Hank Nelson and hosted by Judy and Kirk McLean. I ambitiously bring forth a 1200 lb piece […]
