From:
"The Compleat Sculptor" <tcs@zzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Sun, 7 May 2006 10:29:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
heat alabaster
Robin is correct in saying that plaster is cooked and processed alabaster.
Some people will cook alabaster to make it a chalky white, creating white
opaque stone. But this damages the structure and makes the stone
significantly weaker. It is very different from soapstone.
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