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Namibian Pietersite.

Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 13th May 2018

In January I picked up an expensive piece of Pietersite to make one large sphere out of.  This sphere has been a huge challenge.  It has a quartz spot that has refused to give up its scratch … read more

When stressed.

Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 12th May 2018

I am not sure when I have been as stressed as I was this week.  Wednesday I got a text from our property management stating since we were on a month to month, the owner was going to sell the hous … read more

Evercleaning.

Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 6th May 2018

Part of myChristmas present this year was an Everclean saw cleaning system that the guys installed on one of the 24" saws.  This is also the saw that I have been cutting all the really nasty meta … read more

Fire That Photographer.

Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 5th May 2018

I had always thought when I started this business, Alan would be the photographer.  Boy was I wrong.  It has never been my best thing to do and I get very frustrated when photos do not turn … read more

Super Excited!

Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 3rd May 2018

The Marcasite from Indonesia I purchased in February is stunning so far.  So far I have cut up 3 rocks and the 2 out of the cubes have so far been very impressive.  The fun thing is I still … read more