I have searched for so long for this concise and extremely valuable information. I bought a cleverly carved soapstone sculpture seven years ago. I need this for heat storage. I can't thank you enough!
I live off grid in NW Pennsylvania. I’ve just purchased an old Amish soapstone bed warmer for those cold nights when the wood stove burns down. Thank you for putting together such an informative video
I have the old type Amish Soap Stone. I am guessing any soapstone would work. I do have the soapstone I purchased off Ebay on the top of my wood stove. However, I haven't tried it yet. The soapstone on the wood stove gets very hot. I would not put this in my bed that hot... however, I haven't tried a different why yet to heat the soapstone to a Luke warm temp. @@reneesouther6076
Good video. I've been fascinated with soapstone since I was a little girl. I knew the Native Americans ( some of my heritage) used it to cook on. I use to hunt for it. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching. I love studying what the natives did around here as they figured out alot of ingenious ways to thrive using local materials.
Thanks for reminding me about soapstone! I've always wanted a soapstone stove, but hadn't thought about simple cladding,etc. Hmmm, never thought about it, but it'd make a good heat sink for a greenhouse... good stuff, Anthony!
@@PalmettoPrepared I backstopped and underfloored my stove with brick,and the side that is the staircase has 3 brick chimney flues ( is that how that's spelled??) to use convection to pump heat up the stairwell. (I've dreamed of installing some kind of circulatory copper water system around the short(5') of stovepipe...but I'm not sure where to go with that 😂). A couple slabs of soapstone would be a great addition. Hmmmm...
I didn't know about carving soapstone, knew it was soft and should have put two and two together on that one. Very interesting and it gives me some neat ideas for some other uses for it. Hmm.... Thanks for the mention. My river rock exploding video was fun to make (not to edit though - LOL).
Just think how many brass guards or arrowheads can be cast no problem, fairly quickly with soapstone. Thats what i wanna dry. Maybe try aluminum and brass
all i knew about soapstone was carving (into statues) and on wood stoves....i learned a ton of new stuff , i actually have some of those whiskey stones and never thought about what they are actually made of, you so smart!....thanks!
Well thank you. The museums around here have tons of soapstone artifacts from the natives from bowls to pots to boiling stones. They used them extensively. I figure the best way to succeed in any location is to see how the people before you succeeded and consider it as a strategy. It really is like marble though as it feels much cooler to the touch during the heat of the day so I can only imagine it would make a wonderful floor tile
Yes they DO. People fail to realize this and line their fire pits with cinderblocks all the time and it kills me seeing it happen. Nonporous stones like soapstone can go in a fire. Concrete and river rocks are a huge no no
Palmetto Prepared We’ve got a mine out here in the Mojave desert that the public can access that I suspect is either chalk or soapstone. Not sure which. Goes way down very deep!
Soapstone probably won't leave the balls all dry, empty and sad... I like the idea of using it as a mold to cast shot for the old cap and ball... And whiskey chilling,uhh huh...yeppers On a side note I just broke off a piece of cheddar cheese shaped like a tomahawk..just wanted to share that..i showed Dog and he acted all interested but I know that devil, he has alterior motives Great info and Godspeed and safety to you and yours my friend 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Lmao nope soapstone will leave them happy and wanting more. It was definitely used for bullet molds way back when, so much so that when im at old sites metal detecting, im always on the lookout for them. You never know. Bet hes waiting for you to go into the other room so youll used to have a tomahawk of cheese
You can buy wood heaters make with soapstone the work better than ones that are just iron/steel. The Inuit would use the soapstone to make a lamp/heater which was fuel usually by seal oil. which came from seal fat with turns into liquid in the mouth of a person (I know this from personal experience - I spent a couple of yrs in the arctic). As a little side note while I was working up there an old aircraft mechanic/pilot told a story of a Inuit man who made for him a oil pan for his planes motor from soapstone and didn't measure a thing just by looking at and feeling the pan. He swore that the bolt holes line up.(call me a fool but I believed the story - I seen some amazing art work)
I’m living in a wood cabin I have a wood stove but gotta get up multiple times a night too stock wood you think I could just put some on top of the stove and save some time and money?
Here we have a grey stone that is soft, not sure if its a type of soap stone, long time ago I made rings and trinkets out of marble, I also was very good at making ancient style mosaics ,medallions and listelos...Thats where the mosaicmaster name comes from.
If its easily carvable and feels almost soapy like when you run your finger on it then its a soapstone. I always watch history documentaries where they find mosaics under the dirt or in sea and wonder why thats not common practice anymore
@@PalmettoPrepared because its too expensive, The time it takes to put one together is very long, the one I have in my hallway took weeks to cut and 3 month's to put together building it inverted to then glue a special fiberglass to the back of it, so it can be flipped over to be cleaned and installed, The mosaic i have installed in my hallway is unique because I destroyed the template, it's worth $7,200 minimum, thats why its not a common practice...the economy killed the art...mosac making is second to prostitution as the oldest trade lol.
What a really cool vid Bro, I like history, so this was a no brainer, watch that lead poisoning bro, use a lot of ventilation. An this whole time I thought we only used soapstone in stick form for marking steel for welding an cutting it, thx for the vid Bro.
I have searched for so long for this concise and extremely valuable information.
I bought a cleverly carved soapstone sculpture seven years ago.
I need this for heat storage.
I can't thank you enough!
Excellent! I appreciate it
I live off grid in NW Pennsylvania. I’ve just purchased an old Amish soapstone bed warmer for those cold nights when the wood stove burns down. Thank you for putting together such an informative video
Have you tried it out and would any type of soapstone work ? I can’t find a lot of information on this
I have the old type Amish Soap Stone. I am guessing any soapstone would work. I do have the soapstone I purchased off Ebay on the top of my wood stove. However, I haven't tried it yet. The soapstone on the wood stove gets very hot. I would not put this in my bed that hot... however, I haven't tried a different why yet to heat the soapstone to a Luke warm temp. @@reneesouther6076
Good video. I've been fascinated with soapstone since I was a little girl. I knew the Native Americans ( some of my heritage) used it to cook on. I use to hunt for it. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching. I love studying what the natives did around here as they figured out alot of ingenious ways to thrive using local materials.
I've been interested in soapstone for several years. Both for carving and for more practical things, such as warming the bed.
I'm happy to see it being used more and more in wood stove construction
i had seen that “drop hot rock into water to boil method”
The carving aspects are interesting and makes me want to get my hands on some
The carving capabilities alone are great. Its easier than whittling wood IMHO
First time here. Hello from space coast Florida 🙏👍💞
Very interesting video.
Thanks LG
Thanks for reminding me about soapstone! I've always wanted a soapstone stove, but hadn't thought about simple cladding,etc. Hmmm, never thought about it, but it'd make a good heat sink for a greenhouse... good stuff, Anthony!
Sure thing. Soapstone rocks. With the energy prices going up everywhere, a simple hunk of thermal mass can really help save your back or your wallet
@@PalmettoPrepared I backstopped and underfloored my stove with brick,and the side that is the staircase has 3 brick chimney flues ( is that how that's spelled??) to use convection to pump heat up the stairwell. (I've dreamed of installing some kind of circulatory copper water system around the short(5') of stovepipe...but I'm not sure where to go with that 😂). A couple slabs of soapstone would be a great addition. Hmmmm...
That was really cool info. Thank you. I love in PA and I'm going to try to find some. Thank you 👍👍
From all the research ive done, PA has tons of soapstone quarries
Great info
Thank you
I grew up using soapstone for metal work, marking cut lines and such.
Yep, like a tailor uses chalk
I didn't know about carving soapstone, knew it was soft and should have put two and two together on that one. Very interesting and it gives me some neat ideas for some other uses for it. Hmm....
Thanks for the mention. My river rock exploding video was fun to make (not to edit though - LOL).
Just think how many brass guards or arrowheads can be cast no problem, fairly quickly with soapstone. Thats what i wanna dry. Maybe try aluminum and brass
@@PalmettoPrepared - for sure. Looks like a nice durable casting medium as well.
all i knew about soapstone was carving (into statues) and on wood stoves....i learned a ton of new stuff , i actually have some of those whiskey stones and never thought about what they are actually made of, you so smart!....thanks!
Well thank you. The museums around here have tons of soapstone artifacts from the natives from bowls to pots to boiling stones. They used them extensively. I figure the best way to succeed in any location is to see how the people before you succeeded and consider it as a strategy. It really is like marble though as it feels much cooler to the touch during the heat of the day so I can only imagine it would make a wonderful floor tile
Informative thanks bro
Great video. Looks like you have many good stuff on your channel. New subscriber. 👍🏼
Truly a very versatile stone and l didnt know anything abou this, thanks for the information Anthony.
Thanks for droppin by gaye
Nice!
Thank you , Anthony. Great video on Soapstone. Still praying, hard. Sorry about Aug 20. Please be careful.
Thanks Uncle Al
Great informational video, very cool , I learned something new , thanks for sharing, stay safe, God bless !
Thank you Michael
👍 ah, very cool info!!
Thanks bringing up the river rock issue👍 to clarify it’s water retention in rocks AND CONCRETE DO EXPLODE
Yes they DO. People fail to realize this and line their fire pits with cinderblocks all the time and it kills me seeing it happen. Nonporous stones like soapstone can go in a fire. Concrete and river rocks are a huge no no
Palmetto Prepared
Yeah, those type videos piss me off!!! People can get killed and/or seriously maimed over misinformation!!!😡😱
Yep. I HATE misinformation
here in sweden almost all fireplaces have a soapstone cladding....alot of it heavy af.🤪
Don't doubt that at all. Very dense material
Such great info!! Thank you!!
Well this is awesome, Pretty cool information.
Thank you! I love wierd stuff like this
Learned something new!!! Good stuff!!
Corsair Trainers
Yeah! I knew about the vodka rocks thing, but not about the rest!👍
Ogre Dad as soon as he said it I remembered hearing about it somewhere.
Corsair Trainers
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You heard it here first. Keep on the lookout for other soapstone videos here soon lol
Palmetto Prepared
We’ve got a mine out here in the Mojave desert that the public can access that I suspect is either chalk or soapstone. Not sure which. Goes way down very deep!
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Soapstone probably won't leave the balls all dry, empty and sad...
I like the idea of using it as a mold to cast shot for the old cap and ball...
And whiskey chilling,uhh huh...yeppers
On a side note I just broke off a piece of cheddar cheese shaped like a tomahawk..just wanted to share that..i showed Dog and he acted all interested but I know that devil, he has alterior motives
Great info and Godspeed and safety to you and yours my friend
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Lmao nope soapstone will leave them happy and wanting more.
It was definitely used for bullet molds way back when, so much so that when im at old sites metal detecting, im always on the lookout for them. You never know.
Bet hes waiting for you to go into the other room so youll used to have a tomahawk of cheese
@The Kraken dang they stuck me with that super long ad again?
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You can buy wood heaters make with soapstone the work better than ones that are just iron/steel. The Inuit would use the soapstone to make a lamp/heater which was fuel usually by seal oil. which came from seal fat with turns into liquid in the mouth of a person (I know this from personal experience - I spent a couple of yrs in the arctic). As a little side note while I was working up there an old aircraft mechanic/pilot told a story of a Inuit man who made for him a oil pan for his planes motor from soapstone and didn't measure a thing just by looking at and feeling the pan. He swore that the bolt holes line up.(call me a fool but I believed the story - I seen some amazing art work)
Lol hey it could happen. Soapstone rocks. You can make tons with it if you have the patience
Found this one again cause of Unc Al
Interesting video, no soap stone by me however, thanks glaciers.
The glaciers givith and they taketh away
I’m living in a wood cabin I have a wood stove but gotta get up multiple times a night too stock wood you think I could just put some on top of the stove and save some time and money?
Here we have a grey stone that is soft, not sure if its a type of soap stone, long time ago I made rings and trinkets out of marble, I also was very good at making ancient style mosaics ,medallions and listelos...Thats where the mosaicmaster name comes from.
If its easily carvable and feels almost soapy like when you run your finger on it then its a soapstone. I always watch history documentaries where they find mosaics under the dirt or in sea and wonder why thats not common practice anymore
@@PalmettoPrepared because its too expensive, The time it takes to put one together is very long, the one I have in my hallway took weeks to cut and 3 month's to put together building it inverted to then glue a special fiberglass to the back of it, so it can be flipped over to be cleaned and installed, The mosaic i have installed in my hallway is unique because I destroyed the template, it's worth $7,200 minimum, thats why its not a common practice...the economy killed the art...mosac making is second to prostitution as the oldest trade lol.
Hi Anthony, thanks a lot. How did you drill a hole for a stick in the soapstone? just a simple electric drill?
Honestly I just used a knife in a twisting motion. Soapstone is so soft, I had the hole done in just a few minutes
@@PalmettoPrepared Oh awesome. I don't need to bother much. tnx!
What a really cool vid Bro, I like history, so this was a no brainer, watch that lead poisoning bro, use a lot of ventilation. An this whole time I thought we only used soapstone in stick form for marking steel for welding an cutting it, thx for the vid Bro.
oh absolutely, I wear a legit mask when casting anything especially lead and brass. Thanks for dropping by
Cool about being a boiling rock.
Would this work to keep a green house warm durring the winter months?
I'm sure it would most definitely help
@@PalmettoPrepared thanks 😊
A plethora of information you have! 😂 SF!
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He’s like a walking encyclopedia!👍
Well thank yall. Im a huge fan of history and I love bringing old things to the forefront as theyve been long forgotten for some weird reason
Palmetto Prepared
👍!
I just wanted to use the word plethora in a Yoda tone. 😂 just kidding!
No more a padawan you are