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How is Soapstone Used?

The special properties of soapstone make it suitable, or the material of choice, for a wide variety of uses. A number of examples of soapstone use are explained below and in the photograph captions on this page.

Countertops in kitchens and laboratories
Sinks
Cooking pots, cooking slabs, boiling stones
Bowls and plates
Cemetery markers
Electrical panels
Ornamental carvings and sculptures
Fireplace liners and hearths
Woodstoves
Wall tiles and floor tiles
Facing stone
Bed warmers
Marking pencils
Molds for metal casting
Cold stones
soapstone bullet mold
Soapstone bullet mold from the Revolutionary War era. The two halves of this mold would be placed together and secured with wooden sticks through the four holes. Then molten lead would be poured into the five bullet molds. The mold would be opened after cooling, the lead sprue would be cut from the bullet, and the bullet surface would be filed smooth. Soapstone was used to make bullet molds because it was easily carved, heat resistant, and durable enough to be used hundreds of times.

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