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Ha ha... yeah, I should probably have mentioned the dust! :) It's bad enough with hand tools, so I imagine it must have become a bit cloudy in the workshop when turning it.

That looks *great* and...

It definitely has some weight to it! That's why this one went to my bro-in-law, and not to my Dad. I think his hands will appreciate the lighter wood handle.

I honestly don't know. I had cut the rough shape months ago, and had already drilled a starter hole, so it was just a matter of laying out the design, carving it, and then deepening the hole a bit to...

I actually have one, but it won't fit this brush. :( It fits a 20mm knot, and if I thinned the arms to fit this one, it would probably be too weak to hold it.

Food for thought though... :hmmm:
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If you do, please let me know how it works! I have never tried turning soapstone for fear that what Andrew described would happen.

Carbidebits should go through soapstone like butter. It's very...

Thanks!

Anything that carves wood will work fine on soapstone. In this case there were some files, sandpaper, a couple of carving knives (one fixed blade, one replaceable scalpel-blade type with...

Just finishing off the last of the gifts I've made for Christmas, hopefully soon enough for them to get to my family in time for Christmas. I decided this year that it would be as close to a 100%...