Same advice any turner gives to any other turner: Take the plunge, use very sharp tools and go easy!Fantastic Ken!!! I have a lot of soapstone for just this purpose...just lacking the guts! Any tips or tricks you can pass on?
Wow, soapstone is awesome. But since when did sedona's have metal threads?
Great looking pen Ken
i've had 5 pieces of soap stone for awhile now, just not sure how to cut it, and turn it. Drilling it should'nt be to bad, any insight on how you done this would be great.
Sweet! I like the looks of that. Any finish?
Great looking pen Ken
i've had 5 pieces of soap stone for awhile now, just not sure how to cut it, and turn it. Drilling it should'nt be to bad, any insight on how you done this would be great.
Thank you
Great looking pen Ken
i've had 5 pieces of soap stone for awhile now, just not sure how to cut it, and turn it. Drilling it should'nt be to bad, any insight on how you done this would be great.
Thank you
I have cut it, I had a 3x3 x6 block that was a carving block, but I cut blanks from it with a table saw and a combination blade, and no problem. It was probably the third pen I tried, I had it drilled and mounted on the lathe, but was going too fast and it blew apart. Haven't tried the others since, but I did learn from it.
Thanks for the info. Dont have a TS but i do have radial arm saw.