Earthly Gifts
1836 Concession #3, Dalhousie K0G 1K0 Lavant Station, ON, Canada

Been cutting up a storm All stones vary in hardness from 6.5 to 9 & are now finished on the 280 wheel ... descriptions of each pic will be on each pic :) Enjoy !

8 more cabs finished... description of each in their respective pictures. There are 2 pics for each one... front & back. Enjoy !

So Today I got 10 stones sanded up to 280 grit... Todays stones are a guessing game... guess the names of the cabs :) Lets see who's been paying attention ;) Ready... Set... GO!!

I finished yesterdays' 4 cabs :) Descriptions will be in each picture. Enjoy !

Almost done with these 4 cabs :) Hopefully I can get it warm enough in the shop ... It's supposed to be a high of -8 tomorrow with an overnight temp of -13 Bbrrrr

Some of my latest cabs that I've cut in the last 2 weeks.

So a couple of days ago I started this Fish Scale Peristerite cab & I also got to the 1200 wheel & this one fractured ,but I was able to save & reshape it :) I really ought to take more pics of it tomorrow during daylight.

I started cutting Fish Scale Peristerite on the 20th & a pic of the blue variety. The inside of my new shop & A small slabbed stone from Jake Morris ,the Fish Scale rock is a gift from Tom Joron.

Cutting a Peristerite Cab today...got up to the 1200 wheel & it broke :( Plus I finished the Pyrite rock for Paul... it worked out very well. with Quartz & Hematite :)

It's been quite awhile since I was cutting stones Here is some pics of Hematite Jasper from Northern Vancouver Island along with Rhodonite from the west coast of BC,Canada The Rhodonite will be glued to the bottom of the Hematite Jasper & 2 holes will be drilled into the jasper & through the rhodonite. The Jasper is for an ancient friend :)

The new Stove Pipe is now Connected !! So glad everything is all together & working properly !! :) Let the Cutting Begin At Earthly Gifts Shop !!

New Chimney has been finally installed on Earthly Gifts Lapidary shop,Outside pics & Inside pics. New Wood Heater will be here in about a week :)

I'd like to thank the 200 folks who have liked my Earthly Gifts page ! All of you Rock!!I'd like to thank the 200 folks who have liked my Earthly Gifts page ! All of you Rock!!

The upper wall is finished the Chimney arrives on October 15th :)

The upper wall build is coming along nicely...here are some pics...I'm amazed that I was able to lift it in place :)

Finished tiled floor with grout in the new shelter...one more wall to build on top of the back tiled wall for the Insulated pipe to go through the back wall...stay tuned :)

The Tiled Heat shield is now finished & installed :) The floor tiling will commence soon @ Earthly Gifts Shop

Beginnings of the hearth in the Earthly Gifts Shop...the back shield is a repurposed door crate that will have ceramic tiles put on tomorrow & the new plywood on the floor will be getting ceramic tiles put on tomorrow as well, in preparation of the wood heater being put in the next couple of months. I'm also getting 2 new diamond grinding wheels(80 & 220 grit) plus 2 new 8 inch diamond saw blades & hopefully a new water pump for my Titan(vintage 1995)... Other pics are the repurposed wood pallets for my firewood for the shop & the finished(for now) Gen Shack.

Let the Cutting & Polishing Begin :)

Yesterday we got the back wall up...As I was tightening the cable with the come along I tightened just too much & snapped the cable :( A quick trip into Carelt...on Place to the Home Depot I was able to find the correct fix for my dilemma. This morning I went out early & tightened the bottom cable & the contour cable. My fix worked ! Tomorrow the front wall & the door assembly will be done...then we can get all my stuff back into the new shelter before we put on the main cover :) WeatherPort Shelter Systems

Big Smiles Here...We got all of the arches in today & the Purlins too :) WeatherPort Shelter Systems For the New Home of Earthly Gifts.

Started the porch build for the new shelter this morning. All posts are level ...every which way :) Got 2 8ft boards on posts not screwed down .... Deciding to grow my beard back & so far pleased with my efforts today.

The new shelter is here!!!

New Earthly Gifts shelter arriving soon :)

So...Earthly Gifts Will be getting another Shelter...It'll be arriving May 8th.So...Earthly Gifts Will be getting another Shelter...It'll be arriving May 8th.

Some Wolf Grove Rd. Folds... & other oddities :)

First 4 pics are a Welded Tuff(volcanic Ash) & grading into Opal from my friend Herb Hyder . 5th through 8th pics are an Amethyst that I cabbed Free Hand with inclusions of Goethite Needles....No Dop sticks or Super Glue was harmed in this process today :) Amethyst Cab is: 32.850 ct 7.32 mm thick 18.48 mm wide 31.85 mm long

Here is what I was up to yesterday...5 sapphires & some kinda opalized something or another I got from Herb Hyder from Haida Gwaii...definitely Not a Chert :)

After the snow storm that came on February 27th 2020...The snow on the roof of Earthly Gifts Lapidary Shop...before & after pictures(with snow before & after)

Amethyst Sliced this morning... Trying to get a piece big enough for Karen Kemp...unfortunately the piece I really wanted parted on a weak line :( Maybe I can still salvage what I have...Stay Tuned :)

The larger cab is loaded with inclusions of Rutile Needles, Hematite, & looks like some irregular sulphides shining just under the skin of the Amethyst. The 4 smaller cabs are 3 Amethyst & 1 Rose Quartz.

His feet are just itching to get back down to Earthly Gifts!

2 Amethyst, 2 Rose Quartz,2 Sapphires

Beautiful Sun shining on Earthly Gifts Shop & Gen Shack

Large Amethyst Cab for Ty Spangler... 46.67 mm long 35.60 mm wide 13.21 mm thick over 125 ct in weight... Step by step on the grinding,sanding and polish. See more

Yesterday Feb.6th 2020 ... Working on more Amethyst,Rose Quartz,some pale Sapphires from the Monashee Mountains in BC collected by Herb Hyder many years ago... & I had an accident with the huge Amethyst Cab...dop broke off of the stone & had to Regrind the base...& Reaffix the dop...it ought to be ready for the final shaping today(Feb.7th 2020) & a Agate/Jasper kind of stone...the name escapes me.

Day 3 working on Amethyst & one particular piece for my Friend Ty Spangler :) It's coming along Bud!! Hopefully it ought to be done tomorrow !

I sliced up the Amethyst & got some really nice coloured chunks ready to be worked on.

Rough Amethyst Crystals from Thunder Bay Area & chunks to be cut. I put a strong light behind the crystals to show the best colours.

Just a quick note...I felled 2 trees on Tuesday morning . Was out of wood in the lapidary shop...1 more wheel barrow load to do & then it'll be under cover. I have lots of projects on the go....I have to finish moonstones for a client in California & I just got 2 very beautiful Amethyst crystals from Alan Surfrides out of Thunder Bay,ON... for another client out of San Diego...Stay Tuned :)

For those who are wondering...I'll be in the shop cutting moonstones & finishing up sapphires this weekend

This is a good sized Blue/Gold Sapphire now at 4000 pre-polish

Just so everyone knows ...I'm busy this summer prospecting up in Northern Quebec...have a great summer

Stones to be Cabbed...Equipment that I use & 15 cabbed stones I finished yesterday :) The Chrysoprase is for a client in BC

Trade Bead Necklace Red White Heart Large to smaller beads( From Venice 1850's), with pale blue glass & bone bead. Length is 10.5 inches. $ 50 plus $ 5 for Shipping Canada/US... send me a message for more details See more

Trade Bead Necklace Saffron White Hearts(Indonesia 1700's),Red Tube White Hearts,Pale Orange White Hearts. Perfect for a small neck or for a child. Length 7 inches $ 25 plus $ 5 Shipping Canada/US... Message me in Messenger for details See more

Trade bead necklace, White Hearts from the 1850's, bone & Turquoise beads. Length is 9.5 inches. $ 35 plus $ 5 for shipping Canada/US Message me for details

I'm going to be adding local mineral specimens to Earthly GiftsI'm going to be adding local mineral specimens to Earthly Gifts

So...I've been busy working at my full time job & have not had any time to cut stones...please bear with me until I can get back to cutting again...That is all....We now return you to your regular brainwashing programming now in progress...:P :)

It's Firewood season & we've been busy here at Earthly Gifts making sure I can work in a warm environment...so please bear with us until I can get cutting again...probably on weekends as I got a new job driving special needs students for a local bus company during the week...thanks again for understanding :)

I'd like to say this: All my photos of all my cut stones are for sale unless stated otherwise. Thanks :)

These are stones I cut for my youngest sister Claire Goldenberg & Sandra Pattison they drove all the way from Chicago,IL to visit me at Earthly Gifts 2 Chrysoprase,1 nice light blue Arizona Turquoise,1 Arizona Chrysocolla, & 3 larger Nevada Turquoise.

The chunk of Galena Ore from the Wright Mine (Oldest Mine in Canada,1687)....I'm going to slab thin slices off of that chunk & sell them here on Earthly Gifts...I'll polish both sides of each slice...would anyone out there be interested in this endevour ? Let me know how many of you want slices :)

Galena ore from the Wright mine first found by the Indigenous people's on Lake Timisqueminque in 1687 who showed the French Jesuit's the deposit... It is the ...oldest mine in Canada. The rock also has pink Dolomite ,green chlorite alteration with Sphalerite,& Chalcopyrite. The mine closed down around 60 years ago & the shaft was closed off,it is now private property. See more

Magnetite Cab 30 by 40 Location: Casey Mine,Ontario,Canada

Magnetite cab w/greenish Quartz w/Chalcopyrite Location Casey Mine (Ontario) 40 mm x 30 mm x 9.51 mm $ 25 CAD $ 5 shipping... Canada/US $ 10 shipping to France See more

31 mm x 7 mm Fuchite Quartz w/sulfides From the old Armistice Mine near Virginiatown ON $ 25 plus $ 5 for shipping Canada/US

Fuchite and Magnetite cabs next to a garnet crystal.

I know it isn't rocks but I thought some people here may be interested!

3 stones dopped up ...mostly Magnetite with Chalcopyrite

Another look at Fuchite with Quartz & Sulfides

Fuchite, Quartz,Sulfides from near Virginiatown,ON

Well...summer is going by ...I only had 6 days of work so far...Guess I'll start cutting more stones...stay tuned :)

Have you found a rock you can’t identify??? Than...SHOW US YOUR ROCKS!!!!

I will bet that not everyone loses a sapphire in the wash.I will bet that not everyone loses a sapphire in the wash.

Moses is currently out working in the bush. He has left stones to cab up, though so stay tuned!

Getting ready to go back into the bush for work will be cutting more stones when I return.