[Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving

Sat Mar 10 03:52:03 UTC 2012

Soap stone is a very poris stone which is easy to carve in small pieces with 
very fine and flexable rat tail files.  I don't know the make up of the 
stone, but it is a very commone stone to carve both small pieces and larger 
pieces.

Susan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving

> 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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>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> -----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>
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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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