November Coupon 25% off in store on selected stones

Used Craftsman Stone Saw For Sale

Give me a call at the store if you are interested in this Craftsman used saw. Comes with several cutting blades and sanding discs. Motor works. Asking $100. 608-655-1011

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October - The Colors Of Fall!

We're getting the store ready for fall! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner already! Our October special is geared to helping you change the seasonal displays in your home or office with new artwork, or to help you start your holiday shopping for gifts!

Our photography and prints are on special through Oct. 31st - buy 2 get one of equal or lesser value for FREE! (Paintings are not included). In case you've been in the store and haven't looked up, the photography and prints are framed and above the displays all around both the front and back showrooms. Stop in and we'll tell you all about them.  Here's the coupon for you:

Just Got Back! Lots To Unpack and See

Well we just rolled back into town and it's time to start unpacking! We should have many new items out by Wednesday, so we hope you can stop in and take a look! Here are a few pictures of some of the items we brought back... Of course there is SO much more that we haven't even unwrapped yet, so come on in! More pictures on our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/srockshop so just log on and like our store page! Remember we're closed Mondays, but we'll see you soon!

 

 

September Coupons

Cypress Knees $2.99 - $7.99

We have some old Cypress Knees in stock! Cut long ago before they made it illegal to cut them...

A cypress knee is a distinctive structure in a root of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen in swamps. Some scientists have thought they may help in providing oxygen to the tree and assist in anchoring the tree in the soft, muddy soil.

Knees are woody projections sent above the normal water level, roughly horizontally from the roots, with a near-right-angle bend taking them roughly vertically downward into soil, usually passing through water first. One early assumption of their function was that they provided oxygen to the roots that grow in the low dissolved oxygen (DO) waters typical of a swamp (see also mangroves, which have similar adaptations), acting as pneumatophores. However, there is little actual evidence for this; in fact, swamp-dwelling specimens whose knees are removed continue to thrive, and laboratory tests demonstrate that they are not effective at depleting oxygen in a sealed chamber. Despite the fact that there is no expert consensus on their role, the supposition that they are pneumatophores is repeated without note in several introductory botany textbooks.

Another more likely function is that of structural support and stabilization. Lowland or swamp-grown cypresses found in flooded or flood-prone areas tend to be buttressed and "kneed," as opposed to cypresses grown on higher ground which may grow with very little taper.

September Savings and Store Window

Check out our new window fall display! The landscape scene features a carved ship sailing on a seas of lapis, waterfall of Kyanite, and lilly pads represented by jade and other beads. All this surrounded by delicately carved sea creatures. It features our September special of the month - beads at 20% off through Sept. 30th! You'll also find great items such as rough rock, polished stones, carved animal figurines, jewelry boxes, bowls, crystal formations and so much more!