How To Cut Soapstone By Hand

No special tools are neede.

How to cut soapstone by hand. Soapstone is a soft-and-beautiful mineral that is popular for hand carving. This is for pipestone catlinite. Run the length of the cut at half the depth on thicker slabs.

Due to its high talc content its reasonably simple to cut soapstone slabs with a regular circular saw fitted with a diamond-tip masonry blade. Slice the blocks into smaller sections with the chain saw. This is a demo of me cutting out a goose carving from soapstone using a saw designed for ceramic tile.

I really think the answer depends on just how many of these tiles slabs you are planning to cut. It shows how to cut using both dry and wet techniques. Avoid cutting directly through the white or brown veins when possible.

You must wear a mask during this process. Cut 34 inch down on a 1 12-inch thickness soapstone slab then return to the starting point and cut the remaining depth. Boiling the pipe bowl first.

To be perfectly honest you can cut soapstone with a carpenters hand saw if need be and a circular saw with a masonry blade you wont even need a diamond blade will be plenty enough. Woodworking expert George Vondriska teaches you how to properly prepare mount and cut soapstone blanks on the lathe in your workshop. It is a great way to cut out shapes by hand without a.

Cut the stone using a circular saw with a dry cutting diamond blade. Set up a straight edge to guide you as you use the saw. Pour a small amount of your oil in your hand and rub the oil all over the carving.