This is my first attempt at making a Cabochon and the material is Biggs Oregon Blue Jasper. The slab was obtained from a local friend here in Eagle Idaho. Matter of fact Wayne sells on eBay under the name Rockhound Nuts and he currently has a few pieces of this beautiful material left not […]

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Last week I finally broke down and purchased a new Lapidary Saw. I had been looking for a good used 10″ rock saw for months now but they either had already been sold or it was not what I wanted.
 
 
The saw I decided on was the base model Lortone TS 10 Lapidary Saw which is […]

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Yesterday, John and I had made plans to get together and cut and polish some rocks that we had collected at Hog Creek last week.
 
 
Well I arrived at Johns at about Noon on Sunday for a fun filled day of Lapidary Work. I have never really used any Lapidary Saws or Polisher before yesterday and […]

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