Gemstone Forum archive

Important information regarding design, tools, maintenance schedules, and special announcements.

Make this your first stop after registration and say hello.

General board for anything and everything else we want to talk about.

A place for friendly challenges and contests!

Share your announcements about any shows, sales, or events that might be of general interest to members

Cabbing trials, tribulations, and success experiences. Share your photos and tell us all about it !

Moderator: Hummingbirdstones

Share Your Collectors Mineral Specimens Here... Separate From Rough and Unpolished Slabs..

Moderator: Hummingbirdstones

Share and learn about all the great looking minerals in the form of rough and slabs

Moderator: Hummingbirdstones

A discussion of faceting techniques, equipment, and designs

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Cultures/Civilizations, ancient historical lapidary arts, tools, artifacts, and techniques associated with them.

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Share with us your rock hounding experiences, locations, Photo's and suggestions for successful hunts.

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Knife handle tutorials, guides and related info !

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

Show your mineral carvings and talk about different specialized grinding, sanding and polishing tools.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

Testing To Destruction From Michael Hoover. Including Jadeite, China Blue Grass Turquoise, Stabilized Nacozari, Mojave, and more !

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

Tutorials, guides, tip and tricks for making intarsias, composite and combination type cabs. Also for sharing pics of our finished finished projects.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

A board for discussing bead rolling, drilling, perforated stones and their use in jewelry.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

Post tutorials, guides and share your personal unique jewelry design projects

Wire wrapping, metal smithing and any other gemstone related jewelry Photo's

Share our Silversmithing Experitse

Everything Related To Metal Clay. Jewelry Design, Tips and Tricks !

Safety Tips for silversmithing, metalsmithing and soldering.

Post All Miscellaneous Shop Related Topics Here That Do not Fit In Either The Cabbing Machine, Or Saw Maintenance Related Boards.

Moderator: catmandewe

Share your Home Made Cabbing Machine Projects here. Also Share and Review Factory New Cabbing Machines Here.

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Everything Related to Grit, Mesh, and compounds. Discussion and Reviews. Practices, Techniques, and Procedures for everything related to abrasives.

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Everything and Anything Related To Saws. Projects, New and Used. Maintenance, and Parts. General discussions, and Reviews. How To Operate, Tips, Tricks, and Guides. Including Everything Related To Blades and Oil For Both.

Moderator: catmandewe

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Tips for a safe shop work environment.

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Share with us your website and other internet activities.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

Learn and share with other members about setting up for shows, booths and displays. Show schedules and information.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

General shopping and swapping.

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Found something of interest? Share it with us here.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd

What are we reading and or watching, and which ones would we like to recommend.

Moderator: Michael S Hoover - Redrummd