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Post by Chertaceous on Jan 10, 2014 11:07:39 GMT -5
Fr., 01/10/14 @ approx. 11:06a.m. E.S.T. (T.U.S.O.A.)
Greetings, All.
There are some amazingly skilled, talented sculptors of lithic materials among The R.T.H. Community; that's for sure! This sub-section of The R.T.H. Forum proves that beyond the shadow of a doubt.
I'm quite partial to sculpted anthracite. It is soft enough to easily work with and has that natural, lustorous sheen to it. I imagine jet could be sculpted as well, but it is a little bit harder than anthracite and not nearly so readily available.
Are there any anthracite sculptors among You-All? I'd love to admire your work.
Thank you for your time!
--Rick E. ("Chertaceous")
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 11:36:35 GMT -5
readily available? Where do I find anthracite coal chunks?
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Chertaceous
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Post by Chertaceous on Jan 10, 2014 14:20:53 GMT -5
Fr., 01/10/14 @ approx. 02:19p.m. E.S.T. (T.U.S.O.A.)
Shotgunner (& All),
I'm glad Shotgunner asked about anthracite's availability as it made me think and gave me an excuse to go on a little field trip.
I was first going to suggest just looking in your local yellow-pages under "coal (suppliers)" as most areas have someplace that sells coal; usually both hard and soft. They may not specialize in coal, but businesses such as landscaping centers and general-purpose-crushed-stone suppliers often sell coal on the side. At first that sounds great until one realizes that the coal being sold at these places is for fuel purposes, and so the coal pieces are pretty small. Also, they are selling coal in bulk; usually by the ton. They'll generally accomadate someone who just wants to buy a bucketfull or a large piece or two, but they usually never have large pieces.
The place I went to specializes in coal and I knew they had anthracite. Though they do have some impressively large hard-coal stock for a bulk, fuel-coal supplier, the biggest pieces were still no bigger than about 6" x 4" x 3". That would do for small-scale carving, but I'm betting most folks want to produce larger pieces of art. It was, at least, a pleasure sorting through, examining, and holding these "big" hunks; the glossy sheen this stuff has is amazing!
I did some Internet searching and encountered the same problem; lot's of places sell hard-coal but it's always in bulk and in small pieces. I found only one website that does offer large hunks of anthracite for sale: >http://www.buycoalonline.com/<. Scroll down at this page to see the large pieces they have for sale. They only have 6 pieces, though, and they are pricey! Also, I don't know how updated this website is or how reputable this outfit is.
If anyone is interested in the somewhat large hunks of anthracite I came across and would like to have some, just contact me and we'll work something out. I'm more than happy to help!
You got me, Shotgunner. Though anthracite is indeed readily available, finding big hunks of it for carving/sculptural work is nearly impossible.
--Rick
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 14:31:20 GMT -5
I didn't mean to "get you". I just wanted to buy some anthracite for a sphere.I think it would be delicious!
Living in Pennsylvania you may be able to go to the mine and get it.
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Post by talkingstones on Jan 12, 2014 1:13:01 GMT -5
Scott, we burn coal in our kitchen stove and it's anthracite. We buy it at our local Agway, which is a farm and feed store here in NY. You might be able to get some through Tractor Supply, although we've never tried as we've always gotten it from Agway.
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