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Thanks for the kind words. I'm afraid I take a very impressionistic approach that isn't easily explained: I look at the stone until I see what I'm trying to make, and then remove all the bits that...

Depends how it is used. If you placed the blade in vertically that could be an issue, but I slide it in horizontally and the edge stays well clear of the stone.

Thanks man. :)

It's very soft and can be worked with woodworking tools. Things to watch out for:

- it's very dusty. Working soapstone will result in a lot of talcum-like dust that gets into and...

Thought this thread deserved a bump, so here's a kamisori stand I made out of soapstone last week. Tons of inclusions in this particular chunk of stone made it a bit of a challenge at times when...