[Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving

Mon Mar 12 17:30:15 UTC 2012

Also, if there's glaze on it, it's probably not soapstone.

On 3/12/12, Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net> wrote:
> Depending on the size, soap stone is light weight.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- 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: Monday, March 12, 2012 5:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving
>
>
>>I have a bear and 2 sets of panda bears on a base.  They all have a ruff
>>texture.  The pandas are black and white and the other bear is just black.
>>How can I tell if they might be soap stone or seramic?
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net]
>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 10:52 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Carving
>>
>> 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>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Membership Special 4 Krafters Korner
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> 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"
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:43 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Membership Special 4 Krafters Korner
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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