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Cutting stones for a Bracelet Slide is tedious and time consuming. For smaller jobs we use  the 1930's version of a Sears Craftsman Stone Cutter. It is belt driven by an old electric motor at 175 …

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Cutting rough stone material can be challenging. Decisions have to be made. Do I slice it here .... or there? Will the color be enhanced or lost as I cut and polish. We value and respect each and ever …

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Part of the challenge when cutting a stone is to find a good "face" on the stone. The "face" changes with every cut. In pursuit of a new "face" this Sonora Chrysocolla stone is being cut with a D …

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Sonora Chrysocolla is a copper based stone comprised of various minerals including quartz, azurite, malacite, cuprite, tenorite and occasionally turquoise. It is a rare mineral found only in the State …

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