soapstone

How To Use soapstone In A Sentence

• ~ One carven image of the goddess Sekmet, seated on her throne, two inches high, carved in soapstone, caked with an iron rich clay, oxidized to a deep blood red. The 13th Page
• Natural red chalk is obtained from the red ochre variety of haematite, natural grey chalk from brick clay, natural white chalk from the chalk variety of calcite or soapstone, and natural black chalk from carbonaceous shale.
• One carven image of the goddess Sekmet, seated on her throne, two inches high, carved in soapstone, caked with an iron rich clay, oxidized to a deep blood red. The 13th Page
• Situated between two columns, the fireplace is flanked by a large soapstone sink on one side and a gas-fired barbecue with a side burner on the other; a cubby for wood storage is beneath.
• Smiling, she put the statuette in the pocket of a clean waistcoat, making sure its soapstone snout could not be seen poking out. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
• Today all these figures are carved in wood, but materials such as bone, tusk, soapstone and reindeer antler are not commonly used.
• It was a dog, she saw, carved from a soft grey-blue soapstone that was pleasant to touch. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
• Rather so," replied the Captain, "but hardly more so than the two little drinking-cups we carved out of the same kind of soapstone that we made the lamp and pot of. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner
• The stone is like soapstone, very slick and quite soft, easy to carve.
• Most cooking pots were made from soapstone - this is due to the fact that in Norway's rocky terrain, the easily carved soapstone is quite common, but clay deposits are quite rare.