StoneBob's Rock Shop: The First 'Zine for Mineral Collectors and Rockhounds Not an actual rock shop, but a collection of links to rockhound pages online. Gems and Precious Stones Jill Banfield's online Gemology course, now at UC Berkeley focuses on gemology and geology as it relates to precious stones. ART CITY STUDIOS This Southern California site sells sculpture and stone furniture as well as various carvable stones and supplies for stonecarving. COLORADO ALABASTER SUPPLY A direct source for this fine carving stone. Kaufman rare gems cut and rough Ace lapidary supply in Simi Valley CA Arizona's Virtual Rockshop Knappers AnonymousKnappers anonymous Another page dedicated to the art of chipping flints and other stones, even how to make arrowheads from old bottles- the defining post-apocalyptic art Amber Home There's not a lot here about working with the stuff, but lots of information about where it comes from, how to tell imitations, and the amazing inclusions to be found in amber. Lots of links, too. Lapidary Digest : Homepage An outgrowth of the Lapidary Digest, a listserve about cutting and polishing rocks. Discussions about many technical issues are archived here, along with some lapidary links. Anthon Engineering diamond hardfacing wear,abrasion,erosion brazing rod with embedded diamonds- this might be just the thing for facing a custom tool. Renaissance Stone: A good source of stone and tools if you're in the SF Bay area, but sorry- no mail order. A marble company in Pietrasanta Italy, the Mecca of marble-carving Elliott Diamond blades and core drills stone sculptors supplies.com Carving Stone, Sculpture Supplies, Sculptor's Tools, Stone Carving Tools, Rifflers, Rasps, Chisels from Milan Findstone.com, a portal for the stone industry
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