Tag: cabbing
What to Cut: Pink Natrolite
Pink natrolite comes from Indonesia, where it’s being mined as seam material. It’s botryoidal on one side, attaching to its basalt host stone, and...
Sycamore Petrified Wood
Sycamore petrified wood is one of the darker petrified woods. Unlike other varieties that are opalized and riddled with fractures, it is easier to...
Hell’s Canyon Petrified Wood
Hell’s Canyon petrified wood is elusive and has been one of the most popular petrified woods for decades. It was once collected along the...
What to Cut: Aurora Opal
Aurora Opal is a homogeneously crystalized, synthetic, impregnated opal. Roy Goldberg, at Aurora Opals, describes this material as irregular and fine crystalline, with nondirectional,...
What to Cut: Amethyst Sage Agate
Amethyst sage agate has been around for a few decades and remains extremely popular. Its popularity is due, in large part, to the beautiful...
What to Cut: Red Falcon Jasper
Red Falcon jasper from the Dead Camel Mountain range of Northern Nevada is one of Philip Stephenson’s many stones. Shortly after Philip discovered Dead...
Bench Tips: Finding a New Tool for Carving
By Bob Rush
I have been making more cabs lately that have included some features that involve carving techniques. Much of my carving is done...
The Return of Fall 2021 Wildacres Workshop
By Helen Serras-Herman
We are very excited that after more than a year of canceling three EFLMS Wildacres Workshops due to COVID-19, finally the EFLMS...
Bench Tips: Searching for the Perfect Cab
By Bob Rush
Often, as I am searching my mind for the next project, I get stuck on a certain image that requires a unique...
Gem Artists of North America — Celebrating 25 Years
By Helen Serras-Herman
A quarter century has passed since the birth of the Gem Artists of North America (GANA), an organization comprising lovers of the...
