Marilyn Mack does a lot of her own stone cutting. She cuts rough rock, crystal specimens and minerals on a six inch lapidary unit that has a diamond incrusted saw blade, grinding stone and sand paper belt all which work with water.
When planning a drusy agate cutting project lines
are needed so proper cuts can be made due to the
uneven surfaces
Slicing through an amazonite
specimen on the diamond saw
specimen on the diamond saw
Shaping a piece on the grinding and sanding wheels