Natural stone and minerals
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If you have never worked with real Turquoise or Tiger Eye or some of the others, be prepared for a new experience. They will not cut with the same tools you can use on the manufactured stones. This is why you do not see them in many cues. Let us know how it works out for you.
Gems and Findings
I go to Rio Grande at www.riogrande.com
They got everything. Gemstones, gold, silver, all the jewelry maker's stuff.
Real stones have to be grounded/polished. Might not get the surface finish required on the final cut. Then, how to polish with out going
below the finished diameter becomes a problem. That's why I use TruStone or those other fake stones.
I go to Rio Grande at www.riogrande.com
They got everything. Gemstones, gold, silver, all the jewelry maker's stuff.
Real stones have to be grounded/polished. Might not get the surface finish required on the final cut. Then, how to polish with out going
below the finished diameter becomes a problem. That's why I use TruStone or those other fake stones.
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