The San Diego Mineral & Gem Society

Gem and Mineral Related Links

(updated 11/2010)

Tools and Supplies

 
Bob's Rock Shop (A gigantic site with links to several hundred other sites.)
Crystalite
Manufacturer of diamond grinding wheels, disks, saw blades, carving points, etc.
Diamond Pacific
Manufacturer of larger tools and equipment, including grinders, sanders, slab saws, tumblers, etc. Also many items that are extremely useful to rock carvers. SDMG has a number of their "Titan" diamond grinders in the main shop.
Lortone
Manufacturer of slab saws, trim saws, tumblers, etc.

Hi-Tech Diamond

Manufacturer of grinding disks, diamond sanding disks, carving points, polishing materials, and miscellaneous bench tools

One of the largest jewelery supply stores in the US, if not the largest. They don't always have the best prices, but their inventory is enormous. Reading their catalogs is an education in itself.
A large mail-order supply for beads, and some gems and findings.
Similar to Rio Grande. They have a smaller inventory, but some very interesting findings for jewelers.
A small company that specializes in silver charms. Very good selection.
Expensive, but well stocked, vendor of woodworking tools and related items that can also be handy to artisans in other fields. Well worth checking out.
High quality metal working tools, including a very nice supply of knife blanks.
Possibly the best woodworking tool company in the world in terms of their high quality, very reasonable prices, and integrity. Not only will artisans in many fields find useful tools in their catalogs, their catalogs are genuinely fun to look through and will often inspire your own projects.
A fascinating company. They sell miniaturized versions of wood and metal shop tools for model makers. Many of their tools are very useful to jewelers, carvers, etc.
What? Harbor Frieght for jewelers and lapidary artisans? You better believe it. Harbor Freight is *the* source for low priced (and often low quality) tools. Not every tool in the shop has to be heirloom quality. Harbor Frieght sells cheap sintered diamond blades, grinders, tile saws, tools. It is amazing how useful (and how cheap) the tools you can find in their stores or catalogs.

Links to Show Calendars

Find out what gem and mineral shows are going on and where!
 
Magazines

 

On-line Gem & Mineral Museums

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