Tag: lapidary
Bench Tips: Carving a Stone Flower
By Bob Rush
I like to browse through books on antique jewelry to get ideas for things I would like to make from lapidary materials...
Just Off the Wheels: William Clarke Walker III (Skye)
By Erin Dana Balzrette
Chatting with William Clarke Walker III, better known as Skye, it is easy to see how self-assured he is about his...
What to Cut: Kirinite Acrylic
By Russ Kaniuth
When looking for new materials, venturing from rock show to rock forums online, it’s good every once in a while to think...
Issue Highlights: November 2018
The latest issue of Rock & Gem is off to the printer. The November issue serves as a fine example of the sheer breadth...
Bench Tips: Druzy dendritic cab with inlay
By Bob Rush
Recently, when I was slabbing a large Brazilian agate nodule, looking for some milky chalcedony within it, I chanced upon a druzy...
Rock Shops of Distinction: Mining Supplies & Rock Shop
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part 'Rock Shops of Distinction' feature.
Story and Photos by Jim Brace-Thompson
Riddle me this: When is a...
Rock & Gem is about support and service
By Antoinette Rahn
Did you know it’s been 47 years since Rock & Gem magazine burst on the scene with the goal of serving the...
Caribbean Larimar
Story and Photos by Russ Kaniuth
Larimar is a very beautiful and distinctive-looking stone found in the Caribbean. The stone itself is actually a pectolite...
