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Marking Chalk Sawn from Natural Chalk
Natural chalk is a soft, white, nearly pure calcite rock. It marks because it crumbles and leaves loose particles on rough surfaces, which wipe away again. Saw a clean lump into square sticks, round the ends and let them dry.
The picture: a block of chalk from the White Cliffs of Dover.
Beginner
An afternoon, then drying
Instructions
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Pick and square a lump
Pick and square a lump
Choose white chalk without hard nodules or grit, which would scratch. Saw the lump square on a bench hook.
Materials for this step:
Natural Chalk (Raw Lumps)1 kgTools needed:
Small Hand Saw
Bench Hook
Dust Mask2
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Saw the sticks
Saw the sticks
Saw the block into slabs, then the slabs into sticks about 12 mm square and 80 mm long (our size). Chalk is soft; let the saw do the work.
Tools needed:
Small Hand SawBench HookDust Mask3
3
Shape the ends
Shape the ends
Round or point one end of each stick with a rasp or knife, for a fine line.
Tools needed:
Rasp
Knife4
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Dry
Dry
Quarried chalk holds water. Leave the sticks on a rack in a dry, airy place until they no longer feel cool and damp (our check).
Tools needed:
Drying Rack5
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Sticks from a lump
Sticks from a lump
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