Lapidary Services
What is Lapidary?
A lapidary (the word means "concerned with stones") is an artisan who practices the craft of working, forming and finishing stone, mineral, gemstones, and other suitably durable materials into functional and/or decorative wearable, items (e.g. cameos, cabochons, and more complex faceted designs).
There exist three broad categories of lapidary arts. These are the procedures of tumbling, cabochon cutting, and faceting. The distinction is somewhat loose, and leaves a broad range within the term cabochon.
Most lapidary work is accomplished using motorized equipment that successively decreases material sizes until a polish is achieved using mediums, such as tin oxide, glasitite or cerium(IV) oxide.
Lapidary Services Pricing
*Please note: prices do not include Shipping and Handling. Payment in full is required before shipping.
*Base Price of beach rough stones $30.00/kg.
*Base price for Blocks - $ 50.00/kg.
*Block prices vary with volume purchased and availablity of material.
*Slabs - prices based on saw cut only.
*3/32 Small $5.00/ea.
*3/32 Medium $10.00/ea.
*3/32 Large $15.00/ea.
*3/32 X-large $20.00/ea.
*Double price to polish one side.
*Slab thickness - 3/32 - 12/32.
*Block and slab prices vary according to the material.
Custom stone work
* Slabing stone is $ 25.00/hr.
* Polishing is $ 30.00/hr.
* Tumbling Stone is $ 75.00 / 3lb load.
* Carvings start at $75.00.
Catalog Spotlight
Heart Bracelet
Carnelian heart Bracelet
Found near Amethyst Cove
Finding - Silver Tone
Price - 7stones - $ 85.00
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PRODUCT ID: 698
Golden Flame Agate Block
A - side 1 - Golden Flame Agate and Rose Quartz Block
Found near Cape Split, Nova Scotia. Found first piece in 2003 and this spring 2011, found several more large pieces. The material is translucent, and polishes to a high grade luster. Makes stand out jewellry.
Size - 1.5 kg or 31/2 lbs
L - 4 inches W - 4 inches D - 3 inches
Price - $ 500.00
PRODUCT ID: 1292
Rob's Nova Scotia Rockhounding, Gems, Minerals, Lapidary and Jewelry Shop, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada