Pipestone carving

Froggy Pipe Bowl

Hello, Friends,

We have a showcase for you today: Here's a pipe bowl that Brian just finished. It's carved from Minnesota pipestone, AKA Catlinite. Pipestone is a soft stone that is great for carving. You can use many of the same carving tools that you would for carving wood, such as chisels. Brian uses a hacksaw and some power tools to rough out the shape of his carving, but the magic is all in the hand tools.

If you’re wondering why pipestone is also called Catlinite, watch this early video we did a few years ago:

For a much more in depth tutorial on how to make a pipe from pipestone, watch this video:

And to learn how to make a pipestem from an ash sucker, watch this video:

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Brian & Max