How To Cut Soapstone By Hand

This is a demo of me cutting out a goose carving from soapstone using a saw designed for ceramic tile.

How to cut soapstone by hand. Tung oil or furniture polishing oil. Then use the circular saw to follow the cutting lines. DIY How to Cut Quartz Granite or Marble Countertops with a Circular Saw.

Grasp the chisel at its midpoint similar to. You must wear a mask during this process. Always inspect the soapstone slab to identify and locate veins prior to cutting and sanding.

To be perfectly honest you can cut soapstone with a carpenters hand saw if need be and a circular saw with a masonry blade you wont even need a diamond blade will be plenty enough. Cut the stone using a circular saw with a dry cutting diamond blade. Cut along the marked lines with a steady hand Image 1.

How to cut a stone countertop with a circular saw. I know nothing about soapstone. Pour the oil directly onto the soapstoneits naturally non-porous so it wont absorb oil or moisture.

I remodeled my sisters kitchen and installed the new soapstone. Boiling the pipe bowl first. Messy and cuts very well.

For example if you are right handed you will hold the hammer in your right hand. If you want a finished soapstone work to shine it must be properly treated and polished using the right kind of oil and the proper techniques. Slice the blocks into smaller sections with the chain saw.