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Crushed Stone

Please read the Shipping Terms & Information page regarding shipping charges before ordering.

Crushed stone is an excellent material to use as an inlay material.  I personally prefer the use of crushed stone over metal shavings (brass, aluminum, etc.) as the stone adds much more warmth and personality (see pictures below).  Turquoise ("Sleeping Beauty" - mostly green), chrysocola (a brilliant blue) and malachite (green) can be used to fill voids and cracks or placed into grooves (purposely cut) to enhance your project.  Instructions for use are included with every order.

There has been a major increase in the price of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Chrysocolla and Azurite due to the increased popularity and demand for Southwest Indian jewelry.  These three minerals are favorites among jewelry makers and we had to raise our prices in order to keep up with the cost of these raw materials.   

We purchase whole nuggets of each type of stone and then manually crush them. The material is then sifted through various sized screens to come up with the different sizes.  We offer the following sizes:

Extra Fine - a fine powder   Fine - consistency of very fine beach sand
Medium - heavy beach sand   Coarse - chips 3/32" +/- in size
Stone -
chips 1/8" +/- in size

Please keep in mind that the color of the stone (i.e. turquoise, malachite, etc.) can vary from one batch to the next.  Mother Nature like to keep us guessing but we make every effort to supply a consistent color in each type of stone.
 

To purchase crushed stone, simply click on any of the crushed stone links below and from there you can choose your desired size.  Prices do not include shipping.  I use Priority Mail for these items and the normal Priority Mail shipping charge is $4.60 (not including insurance) and a lot of stone can be packed into one of the large video boxes supplied by the USPS (please read the Shipping Terms & Information page regarding shipping charges before ordering).  Be aware that UPS shipping is more expensive than Priority Mail in most instances.

All of the crushed stone shown below is sold in one (1) ounce bags (approximately two teaspoons).

To order crushed stone click on the blue links below the photos.

Please keep in mind that the color of the different stone pictured below can be different from what you may actually receive.  Your monitor's settings, Mother Nature, the glue used to set the stone, etc. can affect the final color.  I cannot guarantee nor will I guarantee a particular color and/or shade of stone.

 
Azurite
$17.99 per ounce
Chrysocola
$14.99 per ounce
     Extra Fine     Coarse
     Fine     Stone
     Medium  
     Extra Fine     Coarse
     Fine no longer available     Stone
     Medium  
   
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise
$18.99 per ounce
(is more green than blue)
Malachite
$18.99 per ounce

 
     Extra Fine     Coarse
     Fine     Stone
     Medium  
     Extra Fine     Coarse
     Fine     Stone
     Medium  
   
 Coral
We have received many, many requests for red stone.  Authentic red and pink coral are both excellent choices as inlay materials.  However, their cost is such that most people experience 'sticker shock' (best described as clutching one's heart, staggering around followed by heavy breathing). 

We are happy to announce that we have found a source for authentic coral that has been color processed in various shades of red.  It is easily turnable and reasonably priced.  We think you will be happy with these color additions added to our offerings of crushed stone without having to suffer 'sticker shock'.  All these colors of coral are available for $12.95 per ounce.

 
Blood Coral Cherry Coral
Extra Fine Fine Medium
Extra Fine Fine Medium
   
Hot Pink Coral
Extra Fine Fine Medium

 

Examples of stone inlay created by Bill Baumbeck:

Turquoise stone inlayed into pens:
Spalted Hackberry, Hawthorn, and three Desert Ironwood made by Bill Baumbeck

Figured maple bowl with turquoise stone inlay
crafted by Bill Baumbeck

   
   
Natural edge buckeye burl dish with chrysocola stone inlay
crafted by Bill Baumbeck

Figured maple with turquoise stone inlay
crafted by Bill Baumbeck

   
   
Custom Turquoise inlay Walking Cane created by Vlad Mikjanic
Mesquite shaft, Turquoise inlay, Brazilian Kingwood handle, brass collar & ferrule

 

More examples of using crushed stone as an inlay can be seen by clicking here .

 


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Arizona Association of Woodturners
Desert Woodturning Roundup 2011

February 18, 19, & 20, 2011 to be held at the

Mesa, AZ Convention Center

You will not be disappointed attending this symposium!  Make plans now.


My personal opinion...
I am a forty-two year resident of Yuma, Arizona.  My home town is located on the Arizona/California/Mexico border along side the Colorado River.

Our country has been invaded by foreign nationals for over the past 25 years and I am no longer willing to keep my head down and not say anything for fear of offending someone.  If my personal beliefs effect my business - I'm willing to live with that.  If I have offended someone - I'm willing to live with that too.

I have lived in this great country for 63 years and I am not going to back down from any threat directed at the United States - foreign or domestic.  As Davy Crockett may have said: "Bring em' on!" (although I think the words may have been stated it in much stronger language).  If you would like to see for yourself what Arizona and this country is up against take a look at these two websites: mexica-movement.org and  mexica-movement .  Take a look at the pictures shown below.

If you would like to help out Arizona please consider donating to our state's legal defense fund by clicking on the link below.  This is not just an Arizona problem - illegal immigration affects all of us.  Should you believe as I do and want to help out then put your money where your mouth is.  70% of us living in Arizona approve of SB1070 and we certainly appreciate your support.  Someday we might be able to financially support your state in accomplishing the same legislation Arizona passed.

$5.00, $10.00 and $20.00 donations are most welcome.  Thank you for your consideration.

Update July 29, 2010   We are not giving up!

Click here to contribute to the Arizona state legal defense fund
(This link will take you to the official State of Arizona legal defense fund website)


The following is an a example of what is taking place in Arizona.  Have you seen these pictures on any the main stream media outlets?
This demonstration took place on July 31, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.

   
   




Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
Jesus Christ and the American G.I.
One died for your soul and the other for your freedom.

By Danielle   "A proud Army wife"
 

 
A friend sent me the following:
 

What is a Veteran?   A "Veteran" -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of up to and including his or her life.

Semper Fi!  (1965-1974)

 
Operation Komando
 


Until they all come home...


 
 

Freedom Alliance
Supporting the continued education of children whose parents were killed in the line of Duty.
 
Lt. Colonel Oliver North, Founder and Honorary Chairman
 

The Mission of Freedom Alliance is to advance the American heritage of freedom by honoring and encouraging military service, defending the sovereignty of the United States and promoting a strong national defense.

Freedom Alliance , a 501(c)3 educational and charitable foundation, was founded in 1990 by Lt.Col Oliver L. North, who now serves as the organization's honorary chairman. We will work to "keep America strong, keep America prosperous, and keep America free," said North upon the founding of Freedom Alliance. And so we have.
 


It was 113 here yesterday....
   
A friend and customer called the other day and in the course of our conversation he mentioned that he had a dog that was fourteen years old and was showing signs of age.  I asked him if he had ever read "The Dog's Prayer" and he had not heard of it.  As a courtesy to him and to others that have not read it I am posting it here.  Kleenex will be needed.....

A Dog's Prayer

Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.

Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.

Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.

When it is cold and wet, please take me inside... for I am now a domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements... and I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth... though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land... for you are my god... and I am your devoted worshiper.

Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food, that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life, should your life be in danger.

And, beloved master, should the Great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest...and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.

--Beth Norman Harris