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mischab.bsky.social
Nice! I have full lapidary workshop in my basement. CabKing, Faceting rig, about 5 rock saws and five small tumblers and a 24 lbs capacity that runs 24/7. lol
I sell wholesale, not to the public. It is my dream job that took me 10 years to build.
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
satyrmagos.bsky.social
Lapidary work is great fun!

If you've already got a JoolTool, the lapidary kit is ... fine, and relatively inexpensive. I hope that the next time i get i big wholesale order, I'll be in a position to buy myself a CabKing.
September 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Had the chance to participate in a cabochon competition! Thanks @nomadwishingstone.bsky.social for including me!Everyone did a great job.
I encourage you to go check them out, watch, share & vote for your favs!

#lapidary #artist #art #lapidaryart #cabking #🪨 #cabochon #rocks

🔗 youtu.be/I_TtuGiBy4U
5 Lapidary Artists, 1 Material - Cheetah Agate
YouTube video by Nomad Wishing Stone
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Before & after:
• A small chunk of Labradorite w/ some wicked flash that I bought at a rock (🪨) show &
• A nice piece of Paul Bunyon jasp-agate dug up by our friend Jeremy!
#art #lapidary #lapidaryart #cabochon #cab #cabking #🪨 #💎✨️ #rocks #shiny #polished #artist #agate #jasper #labradorite #polish
May 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Some overdue hand crafted chaos in mineral form. Cheetah Stone, Paul Bunyon, Petrified Wood, Montana Agate, & my 1st successful Opal ✨️ Very pleased.

#art #lapidary #artist #lapidaryartist #cabochon #agate #petrifiedwood #cheetahstone #jaspagate #jasper #opal #cabking #handcraftedchaos #bedtime #gtg
May 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
cool rock a friend found while they were out climbing on some other rocks.. they picked it up cuz they thought of us.. got good friends who support a weird rock obsession without question 🙃

#Rock #quartz #refraction #shadow #artist #lapidaryart #lapidary #art #cabochon #cabking #coolaf #tower #🪨✨️
May 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
O P A L bby

fingers crossed this sucker makes it through the final polish 🫣

#rock #oral #rockhound #cabochon #cabking #art #lapidaryart #artist #lapidary #tiny #imperfect #inclusions #imperfectopal #beautiful
May 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
My shiny babies under a very (very) bright light

#art #artist #lapidary #rock #rocks #lapidaryartist #shiny #mybabies #stock #cabochon #cabochons #cabbing #cabs #cabking #squalidglobe #rockhound #hound #hounding #California #cali #calicoast #Californiarocks #forsale #smallbusiness #myrocks #mywork
April 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Jasper from the ocean w/ beautiful marbling (but not a typical "ocean jasper"), chrysocolla w/ red jasper and quartz, & Picasso jasper!

#jasper #chrysocolla #ocean #rocks #art #artist #lapidary #lapidaryartist #cabochon #cab #cabking #shiny #rocks #rock #rockhounding #hellhounds #beach #desert #💎✨️
April 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
I found this beaut on the beach at Morro Bay.. I love how pink this agate is! gorgeous 😍💎✨

#beautiful #agate #cabochon #cabking #art #artist #lapidary #naturalbeauty #shiny #polished #rockhound #rocks #rock #stone #pinkagate #hounded #morrobay #california #cali #responsible #responsiblysourced
April 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Some before pics, as well as the finished pieces. Love how these turned out. Found both at Morro Bay.. pink frickin' moss agate?

Are you KIDDING ME? I *found* that 🫠 I feel so cool! You can find really neat stuff on the beach sometimes!

#rocks #cabochon #art #lapidary #agate #jasper #cabking #💎✨️
April 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Spent the time to sort out my finds from Spooner's Cove, San Simeon, Moonstone, and Morro Bay.

Gonna start processing some of these now! Got some really fun pieces that I think will turn out so cool!

#lapidary #artist #art #lapidaryart #rocks #hounds #cabochons #cabking #beachfinds #California
April 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
sunnywanders.bsky.social
I treated myself to a CabKing for Christmas, but prior to that I was using a Hi-Tech slant lap. Both work well, the CabKing is a bit of an investment but really makes the process smoother, less time changing out grits, etc
March 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
sunnywanders.bsky.social
One hour at the cabking and I've got 6 stones to work with this week. The green aventurine and the yellow were just slices from already tumbled stones, so I only needed to put a shoulder on them. The other one I shaped.

#lapidary #rockhounding
6 freshly made cabochons, still glued to the nails I used to hold onto them while shaping. 4 green aventurine, one yellow quartz and one banded iron formation
March 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
I like it, Picasso 🤌

Picasso jasper! Love this stuff! It's so pretty 😍 had fun making this video.

#Picasso #ilikeit #art #lapidary #lapidaryartist #cabochon #cabochons #imadethis #jasper #picassojasper #cabking #cab #nailsdid #nailsundid #stilettonail #thistothat #itsaprocess #smallbusiness
March 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Sending these babies out in the morning!

Going to need to do another update on my stock! 💎✨️

#rocks #cabs #art #lapidary #lapidaryartist #rockhound #hellhounds #oceanjasper #mossagate #agate #fireagate #fluorite #green #cabochons #cabking #polished #sold #growth

@lucidlusters.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
First piece I've processed in a couple of weeks. Really love how it turned out. I apparently like to shape my chrysocolla into a triangle/hook shape lol (this is the 3rd one, not on purpose).

#rockhound #rock #hound #cabochon #lapidary #art #artist #lapidaryartist #cabking #chrysocolla #California
March 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
My shinies, again, but this time in natural lighting!

#rocks #cabochons #daylight #day #natural #cabking #art #lapidaryartist #artist #cabochon #jasper #rhyolite #agate #quartz #serpentine #chrysocolla #calchedony #amethyst #mossagate #fireagate #maliganojasper #oceanjasper #obsidian #fluorite #💎✨️
February 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
My 3 rocks I worked on today.

Ocean jasper (which was really annoying), a lovely dark blue agate, & some amethyst.

#cabochon #cab #cabking #lapidary #lapidaryartist #art #artist #lapidaryartist #rocks #rockhound #rock #cutstone #jasper #oceanjasper #agate #amethyst #blueagate #green #blue #purple
February 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Thank you! I use a cabking (cabbing machine), which has 6 wheels of varying grits (rough to fine), that is use to shape and then polish each one. I love the process. It's extremely satisfying 😊 my crow brain loves shiny stuff but tumbling takes too long, so I learned how to do this.
February 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
All my shinies! & the coolest part is that I found most of these! 🥹🖤

#shinies #rocks #cabochons #cabking #cabochon #lapidary #lapidaryartist #box #art #artist #smallbusiness #jasper #chrysocolla #agate #ryolite #prehnite #obsidian #bandedobsidian #oceanjasper #rockhound #hounded ##smokeyquartz #💎✨️
February 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Quick pic of all the rocks I worked on today (I don't have the spoons to take individual pictures right now)

Enjoy (or don't lol) pictured is some chrysocolla, a couple agates, & some ocean jasper

#art #lapidary #lapidaryartist #cabochon #cabking #agate #oceanjasper #chrysocolla #rocks #🪨 #🥄 #💎✨️
February 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
straydrow.bsky.social
That's fucking rad!! I've only made one cab during a training lesson with a friend. He had a CabKing.

I've watched so many videos on the flat lap though!!

I've got a slowly growing stack of slabs 👀
February 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
straydrow.bsky.social
These posts make me really wish I could afford a CabKing 😂
You are really good!
February 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
squalidglobe.bsky.social
Self promotion is hard 😮‍💨

If you're interested in my stickers or rocks, pls send a DM & we can discuss cost w/ shipping. Remember: sharing is caring! Thank you all 🖤

Stickers below!

#art #artist #stickers #forsale #smallbusiness #frog #vinyl #help #rock #lapidary #cabking #cabochon #rockhound #🐸
February 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM