By Dave, on May 31st, 2010%
After the long hard winter we have all just endured the Lapidary workshop was just too cold to be worked in, even the wood burning stove couldn’t cope, so it’s lain dormant for a quite a number of months.
So yesterday we spent much of the day cleaning up out there, sorting out rocks, while all the . . . → Read More: Lapidary Workshop Prepared for use
By Dave, on August 15th, 2009%
I am sorry I haven’t made any new posts here for a short while it’s because I am recovering from a broken left collar bone at the moment which happened as a result of a motorcycle accident back on July 17th. . . . → Read More: Lapidary Activities on Hold
By Dave, on February 7th, 2009%
Welcome to our messy world of Lapidary, yes Lapidary is very messy but extremely rewarding, it really brings out the “creative” in you, sometimes with realising it.
So what is Lapidary, well as far . . . → Read More: Cutting and Polishing
By Dave, on January 30th, 2009%
Here we have a fine rough Sodalite specimen weighing approximately 164 grams.
Picture taken when the stone is dry.
Sodalite is a deep blue mineral, often with white deposits of calcite running through it.
This piece would be fine for cutting and polishing into cabochons for use in . . . → Read More: Rough Sodalite
By Dave, on January 24th, 2009%
Rose Quartz . . . → Read More: Rose Quartz
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