From Rough Stones to Wow: Turn Your Rocks & Minerals into Beautiful Gems

by Jim Magnuson

Beginner Instructions, Professional Results! Gemstones are naturally beautiful, but you can make them glisten and shine. This beginner’s guide covers all the techniques you need to tumbling, cutting, face polishing and more. By following the authors’ simple approach, you’ll create finished stones worthy of displaying, selling or making into jewelry. Book

184 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2025

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for a rock newbie like me. I found the book at the library, read it, and bought a used copy.

[Natalie Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

SUPER helpful book in my starting to learn about rocks and tumbling and what to do with them after. Very easy to follow and I hope that my tumbling project this year turns out nicer than last year when I didn't know much at all (they turned out okay but many were meh). Enjoying this new hobby!

[Adrian · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible bad book

Very basic information and something not correct. I don't know why one person write a book so bad, I don't recommend this book

[Nolan Mullican · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is basic information and terribly put together. Not very good.

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

An introduction to working with stones, basic and helpful, just what I was looking for. It's not an encyclopedia covering the topics, and clearly wasn't intended to be.

[Lavoy Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth reading

Many tips and tricks with lists of good equipment to use. Use to get a general idea of work ahead