[Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving Soap Stone

Sat Mar 10 01:15:51 UTC 2012

You can use car paste wax on soap stone to give it a polished finish. 

Neva Fairchild
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terrence van
Ettinger
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:52 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving

Soapstone is a comparatively soft type of stone that is fairly easy to
carve. I've seen figures carved out of it, and my first exposure to it was
in making buttons for SCA garb.

On 3/9/12, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] <Terry.Powers at nih.gov> wrote:
> What is soap stone?  Intended to ask, sooner.
>
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:09 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving
>
> My sister has done small soap stone pieces.  One of those was a small 
> owl that she made into a pendent.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:29 PM
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> Korner
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>> I'm just starting out, so I haven't carved anything yet. I'm starting 
>> out with staves myself, though eventually hope to carve other things as
well.
>> Also I'm thinking of taking up soapstone again. '-) Fur Rondy has 
>> gotten me thinking about these things. '-)
>>
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>> On Mar 1, 2012, at 1:00 PM, "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]"
>> <Terry.Powers at nih.gov> wrote:
>>
>>> Susan and Terence, Let me know, directly, what you can make.  Can 
>>> your sister make animals?
>>> I like collectables.
>>> Sorry about your Job, Terence.
>>>
>>> Terry P
>>> Terry.powers at nih.gov
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net]
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 4:47 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Membership Special 4 Krafters 
>>> Korner
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>>> Wood carving is my sister's specialty and she has won several 
>>> compotitions.
>>> She does walking stafs and canes, cutting boards, 3 domentional 
>>> figures, placks, boxes, carved foot stools, Christmas Tree ornaments 
>>> and is now doing some jewlery.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:43 PM
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>>> Korner
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>>>> I need to come back; I'm actually starting off with taking a 
>>>> diamond willow carving class locally next weekend. We took a couple 
>>>> of our clients over to a woodworking exhibition that was being held 
>>>> in one of the malls in town, and I found out they were having 
>>>> carving classes next week. Well that's something I've wanted to try 
>>>> for a long time--so after work I ran home, grabbed cash, and went 
>>>> back to sign up! '-D Anyway, I get paid tomorrow so will revive my
membership here.
>>>> Also I'm going to be having some schedule changes that will make 
>>>> classes more doable sometime here in the near future. '-) More on 
>>>> that perhaps when I'm not on this computer.
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