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Every stone has a story. Here's where they live.
The 3,000-Mile Run
Nine days. Seven stops. Every stone on this page rode home in the truck.
The Richardson Strike
3,000 miles to Oregon. Thundereggs, labradorite, and fire obsidian — all in one strike.
The Yellowstone River
Jasper pulled from the river bar. The picky trap earned every one of these.
The North Fork Strike
38 miles upstream on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. Brecciated quartz, hematite veining, and argillite pulled from a drought-year river in two Tidy Cat buckets.
The Shopped Rock
Not every stone comes from our hands. These came from Irv's, Ginkgo, and the gem shows — sourced honest.
The Rufus Protocol
Rufus found the boulder on the highway. We cut what he rescued.
The Spencer Opal Mine & Sox the Manx
The opal that started the shop. Sox was there for all of it.
The Chert Road Detour
A wrong turn. The river gave us jasper we didn't know existed.
The Wood Pile Rescue
Eight generations of family. One rescued piece of chert.
The 130-Million-Year Clock
Botswana agate and 130 million years of rhythmic banding. This is what the earth remembers.
Janyce Takes the Wheels
She fired up the equipment while Bob was at work. The 3D marquise was already finished when he got home.
The Frankenstein Lapidary Line
The machine we built from salvage. Still running.
The Banshee Flat Lap
Born from the scrap pile. Demands your respect.
The Dop Sticks & The Car Detailer's Secret
Window blind wands and thirty years of detailing. Better than anything you'd buy.
— Bob & Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA