I really like the translucency of alabaster or sandstone and recently found an article in a woodworking magazine on this subject. Has anyone else turned in alabaster? I think this could be a wonderful medium for ornamental turning. (Fine Woodworking Jan/Feb 1989 page 55.) www.maxkrimmel.com - he is still turning... I imagine turning a planter. I can also imagine wonderful posts for the interior where I want to present a marble type of interior... why faux paint resin if you can use a soft stone instead, and turn the columns or index the column? A long time ago I saw a "chunk" of sand