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The materials I can cut and polish with my current polishing methods:
    Any agates
    Any thundereggs.
    'Ocean Jasper'
    Petrified Woods
    Hard Jaspers  such as "Blue Mountain", Burneau, & Morrsonite

    I can accept softer jaspers, but I won't be able to get top polish on any softer materials (Picture Jasper & Biggs Jasper for examples) even I might be able to give them somewhat mirror-like polish.

    Due to the limited capabilties of the lapidary equipments I have, I can polish any materials  that do not exceed a height of 10 cm (4 inches) and  a length of 12.5 cm (5 inches). I also have only 10 inch saws so there is a limit to the size of any materials that are to be cut. I am still searching for larger saws that I can afford. But it is possible for me to take custom polishing jobs for larger pieces which will be pricey. You can ask me about that.

Just Cutting Minimum Fees: (Money Orders or Paypal are accepted)
  * The prices reflect the cost of cutting oil.*
    $1.00 per inch.

Polishing Minimum Fees: (Money Orders or Paypal are accepted)
    $2.00 for any cut specimens smaller than 7 centimeters / 3 inches.
    $3.00 for any cut specimens around 7-10 centimeters / 3-4 inches
    $4.00 or more for anything up to the height of 10 cenitmeters / 4 inches.

I cannot accept the polishing commisions during Autumn (Sept, Oct, Nov) and May.

    The fees may be adjusted based on how long it takes to grind down the cut materials. If a material was not cut well (deep, wavy or irregular saw marks), it would take longer time to grind down than the well-cut materials.  For example, if an agate has a very good cut, (feels smooth), the fee would be $2.00, but if the agate of the same size is poorly cut (deep saw marks), the fee would be $3.00 or higher.
    I accept Paypal, and money orders (preferly Post Office types). 

    I must ask you to be responsible for the postage both way. If you wish to send me any materials to be polished, it is strongly recommanded that you pack them in a tough box (like USPS boxes) that I can re-use to ship the materials back to you.

    If you wish to have your materials be cut or polished, just please email me and we can talk about that. I'm deaf so I can't use the telephones (sorry!). There will be the times when I might be too busy doing somethign else or polishing stuff for someone else, so it helps to check with me first to see whether I'm ready to take on your materials or not.

    Even I am careful with what I grind and polish, the accidents can happen especially those beyond our control. For examples, some agates or jaspers espeically those in the slab forms, may contain preexisting (or hidden) fractures that can cause the specimens to fall apart while being grinded. Even materials can get broken while during the shipment no matter how well packed/protected they are, so you may have to ship anything to me at your own risk.

    I advise anyone to examine the DRY agates or jasper slabs  for any fractures before sending them to me for water is very good at hiding the fractures. Any materials with fractures have very good chance of breaking during polishing or shipping.

Comments by the people I polished agates for:
-"My Crater Agates were completely transformed after Jeffrey Anderson polished them. The surface of them is  exquisite and mirrorlike and by far the best polishing I've ever seen. They are  now shining with vitality. All this was accomplished  very quickly and with excellent communication. Most highly recommended. -Clary Mitchell-Smith (clary @ pixi.com), posted with permission.

 "I just wanted to say how thrilled I am by the recent polishing work Jeffrey did on all of the jaspers and agates I sent to him. The "mirrorlike" polish that Jeffrey were able to get on all of the items is unbelievable.   It is hard these days to find craftsmen like himself who have the skills and perserverence to produce such a high quality product and it is much appreciated.  Also, his turnaround time is much quicker than others I have used in the past.  Finally, the price he charged is very reasonable.  I would highly recommend his services to anyone who wanted polishing work done on their specimen." -Richard Byrne (byrne.rich @ gmail.com)