How To Cut Soapstone

Video provides some basic instruction in DIY cutting of a soapstone slab to create an arch shaped fireplace hearth stone using a standard router.

How to cut soapstone. Pour a small amount of your oil in your hand and rub the oil all over the carving. Dont cut on a wood kitchen counter top if you want to keep it looking pristine. The mold would be opened after cooling the lead sprue would be cut from the bullet.

Holes for drop-in sinks as well as a shaped profile. Clean up the edges with a 60-grit in a belt sander then RO working from 80 to 180 or 200 to gut the rest of the scratches out. This stone can be wet or dry cut but the dust will be prolific when dry.

We will be applying the oil by hand and will use the heat of our hands to help with the absorption process. Soapstone is a soft stone that can be cut and shaped without any special stone working tools. Avoid cutting directly through the white or brown veins when possible.

You want to make sure you are rubbing enough so that the heat of your hands will transfer to the rock. This is a demo of me cutting out a goose carving from soapstone using a saw designed for ceramic tile. I remodeled my sisters kitchen and installed the new soapstone.

California s Ancient Maritime Heritage John W. Cover the sides of a diamond saw blade with masking tape and install it on a circular saw. Messy and cuts very well.

Like wood soapstone has a tendency to absorb oil. Teixeira Soapstone Get Natural Soapstone Countertops at a Fraction of the Cost with Our DIY Kit. The tape will protect the soapstone from scoring as it is cut.