[Sca-cooks] Marble slabs

[grizly at mindspring.com]

<<<I had the same thought when I read this. I use soapstone for the
molds I carve to cast pewter. It does come in different hardnesses
though. Some I've gotten that is surplus from counter tops, is quite
hard and you need a steel tool to scratch it. Other soapstone, the
stuff I prefer, is soft enough that I can scratch it with my fingernail.>>>>>

Stefan,

Where do you get your carving stone?  I am having a hard time finding soapstone of the right softness.  what I find will do, but I have hard time getting deatil do to crystal sizes and hardness . . . . though my molds are nigh inviceable :o)

niccolo difrancesco