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I used to do a bit of sculpture in harder stones and thought it would be fun to try my hand at shaping some green soapstone
Tools used - Kiridashi, hacksaw with rod blade, 2 riffler files, 100-2000 grit sandpaper
It's not very good but I had fun trying out a few techniques I wanted to use. My goal was to - not break the rock
, do some fluting, an overhang, connected holes so I'm happy with that part. I cut the rough form with the hacksaw then used the kiridashi for most of the shaping and hole drilling. After that I cleaned it up with a coarse then fine file then went to wet hand sanding. I need to go back over the finish and fix a scratch that I missed then buff to 14,000 grit and oil.
It's tiny, maybe 4" at the longest dimension.
Tools used - Kiridashi, hacksaw with rod blade, 2 riffler files, 100-2000 grit sandpaper
It's not very good but I had fun trying out a few techniques I wanted to use. My goal was to - not break the rock
, do some fluting, an overhang, connected holes so I'm happy with that part. I cut the rough form with the hacksaw then used the kiridashi for most of the shaping and hole drilling. After that I cleaned it up with a coarse then fine file then went to wet hand sanding. I need to go back over the finish and fix a scratch that I missed then buff to 14,000 grit and oil. It's tiny, maybe 4" at the longest dimension.
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I bet it is gonna shine!
