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From: wendita77@zzzzzzzzzzz
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:19:16 +0000
Subject: polishing

Quoted text begins.soft wheel formed around the
harder flecks in the surface of the sculpture and let the compound cut
deeper into the softer parts of the stone.
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Hi re: polishing soapstone, yes i usually go to 600 grit on soapstone, then beewax w/heat, looks great.
i think they call that undercutting, when it has hard and soft spots, and the hard areas are left higher like oatmeal

wendy

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