The Rough Rock Shop will close for good on 24 October 2025, there is currently a 50% off sale on all items in the shop. We have a selection of rough rocks still available, but our tumble rough stock is now exhausted and will not be replenished. You can find the Rough Rock Shop shop here: https://roughrockshop.co.uk
Regarding the lapidary workshop equipment, this all needs to be sold off, I am thinking a closed 1 day auction at the workshop itself. This means interested parties will need to come and view the equipment at the work shop, make a sealed bid for the equipment they want. The bids will be opened on the same day and the winners will be asked to pay either by bank transfer or cash on the day and take the equipment away with them. If you are interested please get in touch using this email address: 
I also have hundreds of copies of the Lapidary Journal dating back to the 1970’s, all in pretty good condition. I would be happy to donate these to a UK based lapidary club or society rather than them going for recycling. They are very heavy and can’t be posted so would have to be collected or you could arrange your own courier. If you would like them please send me an email to this address: