Your source for Jewelry Cabochons, Collector Cabochons, Wire Wrapping Gemstones,
Jewelry, Polished Specimens, Drilled Gemstones, and Tumbled Stones.

A place for:

• sawing rocks,
• polishing flats,
• preparing slabs for cabochons or cabs for short,
• and polishing specimens too.

The area may seem crowded, but I use the work area as storage area also. The rough materials are readily available.

We had just moved into an area called "The Sand Hills". There were no outcroppings of rocks or even rocks in the streambeds. Everything was sand.

I saw an advertisement for a rock club meeting in a nearby city (Norfolk, NB), I went. This should be a place I could find some rocks.

This must have been a "bring your very best" for show and tell. There were tables full of polished rocks, polished specimens, jewelry cabochons, and beautiful jewelry.

I don't remember if I was able to get any rocks for my classroom but I made plans to acquire rocks and equipment for myself.

I subscribed to rock magazines and read all I could about agates, jasper, petrified wood and lapidary processes.

I learned techniques by research and trial and error. Today I am using the resources on the web to a greater degree.

Now, let me be a source of service to you.

Your orders are important.

I work in two 8x12 foot buildings. These are conveniently located at the back of our home. (NOW THREE BUILDINGS.)

I will update my web site with more pictures and pages as I get more pictures ready.

I love my work and am glad there is always much to do.

This saves time as I can finish one stage or process on a group of items and then go on to the next stage of the process of polishing.

This is a group of "cabochons or cabs in progress".

This is a group of finished cabochons or cabs ready for photos for web pages or storage for later use.

When I list one cab, I will usually have more cabochons or cabs of the same kind of material so I will have it marked..

a) More freeform cabs coming.
b) More polished specimens coming.
c) More tumbled stones.
d) More wirewrapping gemstones.
e) More jewelry gemstones and collectable specimens you need!

IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT LISTED ON MY PAGES, CONTACT ME.

It always looks better when it's all done.

Putting things away in new shop.

View in back of new shop.

The view from inside the shop is very relaxing also. This photo was taked before inside construction was finished.

The new picture of me.

I enjoy looking for places to pan for gold. I don't have to go to known gold areas. It is just as fun for me to go where there is no know gold. When I find a tiny flake in these area, I am really delighted. It isn't the quantity of gold that excites me but just the finding some. In fact, I think it is more enjoyable finding gold where there is none known to be.

If you are in the Portland, OR area and would like to know the locations I have found a few speck of gold contact me.

• 1. Johnson Creek SE Portland, OR.
  There isn't supposed to be any gold in the area but there is an occasional flake or two.
• 2. Creek near Vernonia, OR.
  There isn't supposed to be gold here, but there is a few fine specks.
• 3. Copper Creek, Washington
  This is an old mining area and there is enough gold here to make a fun family outing.

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THANKS!

Larry E. Whittington

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