Building a Lapidary Shop and Our Display at Raven Lunatics Art Gallery

Well the original plan was to arrive at Star Valley in May and build a shed. That went out the window with the delays of getting our fifth wheel repaired. I was also anxious to deliver a custom necklace to Raven Lunatics Art Gallery and hopefully set up a larger display.

So after two days of sawing and packing fossil fish, I made the first trip to the hardware store. I was surprised, pleasantly, that I was able to buy a miter saw for the same price as advertised by a giant chain store ninety miles away.

Returning to the hardware store I next bought the materials for the skids, base and floor of the shed. Mark volunteered to help me build the shed and so we dug and leveled the site and then started to saw and nail the project together.

Having bought pretty detailed plans and reading several build it yourself books. It actually went together well. I was surprised how much the box shape was out of true, but as the plans said, by measuring diagonally from corner to corner I was able to square the floor. It is the first time ever building a shed and I am happy with the first step.

So the next day we went to Alpine to buy lumber for the rafters and to show Barbara her custom order. Barbara surprised us by offering us a large case work in the store. We talked about what she would like us to bring in and she even purchased a piece of our work for her personal collection.

Returning to Alpine we went to work and now have a large case of our work. Featuring tiger eye, chain mail, and hammered 14k gold filled wire and sterling neck ware, we also had enough room to set up a woolly mammoth ivory tusk display. There was still space for some more tiger eye even a small space for a display of pendants made from Wyoming stone.

If you happen to pass through Alpine, be sure to stop at the Raven Lunatics Art Gallery! My next project is to build the rafters and the walls. Then maybe I can get the fly rod out and fish for some cut throat trout. Clear skies