First a pretty crappy first-attempt at stitching together several photos to make a sort of panorama. hover for larger detailed image

One workshop table, with one of our Thumler UV-10 Vibrating tumblers (hidden behind the box of Borax, lol). hover for larger detailed image

Workshop table with 12" Lortone vibrating flat-lap, plus the 18 inch saw, and the 30 inch saw. hover for larger detailed image

Partially hidden behind the door is a stainless steel sink with a small work area on the side; plus a 12 inch Highland Park (?) saw. Also one of our two 27 inch Diamond Pacific / Highland Park vibrating flat laps in the lower left corner. hover for larger detailed image

Some of our rocks, fairly organized. Plastic tubs of rough to work on, red trays are items in work. hover for larger detailed image

A Black Rock Desert thunderegg (actually hollow, fairly rare for B.R. nodules) sitting in the 18inch saw ready to get cleaned and polished. hover for larger detailed image

Grinding miscellaneous pieces on the 27inch flat lap. The largest piece is this Poppy Jasper <missing link> slab. hover for larger detailed image

Better view of the 30inch kit saw. Picked it up for a STEAL of a price (I'm actually sort of ashamed at how cheap so I am not going to even put it in writing, lol). Lid is being re-worked to fit our shop (photo further down below). hover for larger detailed image

Re-worked lid for the 30inch saw. It used to be a complete rectangle; but that made it very difficult to use in our shop because the corner would smack the wall. So, I angled off the upper back corner. At this stage it is waiting for fiberglass corner re-inforcement and some shellac. hover for larger detailed image

Another view of the rocks waiting to be prettified ;-). hover for larger detailed image

This, believe it or not, is a 90+ pound piece of Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper. Long story short, 1/2 of it is ours, as soon as I get the 30 inch saw running and cut this in half. Notice that it is a little bigger than the 5-gallon bucket it is sitting next to. hover for larger detailed image

One of our friends traded this to us. We are pretty sure it is Mariposa Poppy Jasper, or possibly (hopefully!) Guadalupe Poppy / Orbicular Jasper. Our friend got it from a Rockhound Estate sale, and the old feller had collected it sometime in the '50s or 60's according to his wife; of course she had no idea from where. hover for larger detailed image