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Alabaster Alabaster, a crystalline form of Gypsum, is mined from quarries in many places in the world. This soft stone is good for working on the lathe and for carving. It can be turned using standard HSS tools and carbide tools which stay sharp longer.
Alabaster is not known to be topic so although it's dusty turning a good dust mask and dust collection are all that you need to have a good work environment.
Turned alabaster vessels are beautiful vessels and these tutorials will help you to understand if this is something that you'd like to do!  |  | Alabaster on the Lathe by Max Krimmel | | This is the original Fine Woodworking article about Alabaster turning from 1989 that brought Max's work to attention. It's great as a historical reference and to learn the basic steps to turning alabaster! |
 |  | Lathe Turned Alabaster Vessels - Part III by Max Krimmel | | In this last part of the 3 part project, Max shows how to do the final sanding and finishing of the alabaster vessel. He also shows how to finish the base and then how he photographs his pieces! |
 |  | Lathe Turned Alabaster Vessels - Part II by Max Krimmel | | In this part 2 of 3 article, Max shows you how to make the base, hollow out the vessel, adding a segmented rim and then giving the vessel it's final shaping! |
 |  | Lathe Turned Alabaster Vessels - Part I by Max Krimmel | | In this part 1 of 3 article, Max Krimmel shows you how to select, prepare and mount your alabaster blank onto the lathe. He also discusses how to rough out the blank to get it to a rounded state. |
 | Step-by-Step Instructions on how to make an Alabaster Potpourri Bowl by Brad Tallis | The close-up pictures in this photo tutorial make this a great project to read as you can really get a feel for how Brad prepares his blank, mounts it on the lathe and all the steps he follows to finish with a wonderful alabaster bowl.
One section of interest is how Brad makes the segmented ring for the top lip of this vessel. He gives a very detailed explanation with excellent pictures which even a beginner could follow!!
This is a really good tutorial if you'd like to consider doing turnings out of alabaster!! |
 | Turn an Alabaster Bowl by George Westbrook | | In this project, George gives us an overview of how he prepares his alabaster blanks, mounts them on the lathe and ultimately turns it. It will give you an good glimpse at the process! |
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