Thread: New Shave Brush Stand

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Very cool looking. Is soapstone very hard to carve?

Honestly, not at all. Its just dusty. I used a Dremel to take out the vast majority of the stone before using some files and sandpaper to finish it up. With a Dremel the dust that comes off it is about as fine as talcum powder, so I do suggest wearing some sort of mask to keep from breathing it in. Once you get the basic shape you want, the only real "hard" or tedious part is the smoothing it out. I sanded from 60 grit up to 1500 grit before oiling it. From what I understand, Alabaster is also very easy to carve.

Very nice. If you require Beta Testing for one, let me know :-)

Thanks for the info. Have you ever done anything with sandstone?

Originally Posted by TexasShaver

Honestly, not at all. Its just dusty. I used a Dremel to take out the vast majority of the stone before using some files and sandpaper to finish it up. With a Dremel the dust that comes off it is about as fine as talcum powder, so I do suggest wearing some sort of mask to keep from breathing it in. Once you get the basic shape you want, the only real "hard" or tedious part is the smoothing it out. I sanded from 60 grit up to 1500 grit before oiling it. From what I understand, Alabaster is also very easy to carve.

Sandstone wouldnt really work I dont think. Its far too porous and brittle. I would think it would crumble if you tried to make anything like this out of it.

That makes sense but I've got several pieces of it that look like they have been carved. I also work with lots of stones and crystals, more for their energy than shape, and sandstone has a nice feel good thing happening.

Well I remember as a kid "carving" sandstone we would find around here (that stuff is all over the place down here in Texas) with sticks. However, Im not sure how well it would hold up to water on a regular basis or something like that. But being as its abundant down here in the south, may be something you could try out and see how well it works. If it didnt you wouldnt be out alot of money.