Slate

["George Graham" <gjjgraham@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Tonya, I can pass on what I know about
slate.  Hepworth, a woman and contemporary of
Henry Moore did some fantastic work with
slate.

Slate has been used for cemetary headstones in
the past.  It can be lettered by hand and
takes a very fine line.  sharp chisels a must.
After sanding to 600 grit it can be oiled with
lineseed oil and polished to a deep dark
finish.  The contrast between polished and
tooled areas can be exploited. Gold leafing
hand cut (v-sunk) letters on black slate is a
knockout.

With todays tools, you can do anything you
want with slate.  You are only limited by your
imagination.

So go for it, and good luck!
George Graham