Soapstone + Other Stuff! - Tiki Carving

S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Apr 14, 2007 9:33 PM Tipua, I just used the hammer to break off some big chunks to get it to basic shape., just a couple of pieces I'd almost sawed thru. Yup, I always find things to do when I've got things to do. (: I think it's probably comparable to soapstone in hardness. Calumet actually only refers to the reed or wood part of the pipe but alot of people will call the whole pipe that. Regards, S T Edit: Wanted to add that in Lakota this is called a Wakan Chanunpa or sacred pipe. Also, yes, there are carvings besides pipes made of pipestone. Pipestone is considered sacred so they are usually animals or other things relating to amerind lifeways. To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: sneakytiki 2007-04-15 11:55 ]

Tipua, I just used the hammer to break off some big chunks to get it to basic shape., just a couple of pieces I'd almost sawed thru.

Yup, I always find things to do when I've got things to do. (:

I think it's probably comparable to soapstone in hardness.

Calumet actually only refers to the reed or wood part of the pipe but alot of people will call the whole pipe that.

Regards,
S T

Edit: Wanted to add that in Lakota this is called a Wakan Chanunpa or sacred pipe. Also, yes, there are carvings besides pipes made of pipestone. Pipestone is considered sacred so they are usually animals or other things relating to amerind lifeways.

To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra

[ Edited by: sneakytiki 2007-04-15 11:55 ]

Post #299314 by Sneakytiki on Sat, Apr 14, 2007 9:33 PM