The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-17, Page 264
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PAGE 0A—GQDARICH siGSAL4TAR, THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 17, 1977
Rewarding bobby for Frank McIrwain
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these shows sell quarter -Inch
sjahis4f rock. It is often
dif-
ficult to know exactly what
you're getting. From years of
reading rock magazines and
going to rock shows, Mr.
Mcllwain has himself
somewhat trained as to what
to look for. One trick is to wet
a rock before buying it. This
will tell you how the rock will
look when polished.
When you buy a rock, says
Mr. Mcllwain, you never
know how many finished
stones you'll get out of it.
Some may crumble or go to
pieces when you cut into it.
Also, the way you cut a rock
makes a big difference, says
Mr. Mcllwain. Some people,
he says, just cut a rock to get
as many pieces of jewelry out
of it as possible. He himself
likes to pick out a nice pat-
tern. Some rocks, when they
are cut, seem to portray
various scenes. Mr. Mcllwain
has one cut which looks like a
biblical scdne and various
others which seem to portray
nature scenes. These stones
with scenes are very popular
selling items.
It is often'difficult to know
the prices to pay for rocks.
Opal, says Mr. Mcllwain, is
very expensive. -It sells by the
gram instead of the ounce or
pound. Tiger eye is also an
expensive rock because of
world market conditions. It is
mined in South Africa and for
a time the South African
government had put an
embargo on it. At one rock
show, Mr. Mcllwain tried to
buy tiger eye from a dealer
who had baskets and drawers
full Of it. Butthe dealer
wouldn't sell him even one
little piece because it was so
precious on the world market.
Tiger eye is back on the
market again now but is still
very expensive to buy in
jewelry stores, says Mr.
Mcllwain.
The average person, feels
Mr. Mcllwain, often does not
Manor
needs
more
helpers
The November meeting of
the Maitland Manor
Auxiliary was held on the
first Wednesday of the month
in the Manor reception room.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and ap-
proved, followed by the
treasurer's report and Tuck
Shop business. It was noted
that a cheque had been
received from Tuckey
Beverages for their portion of
revenue from the pop
machine installed in the
Manor,
Since the membership of
the auxiliary is small, it was
decided not to hold a bake
sale but rather for each
member to make a donation
equivalent to the baking they
would have donated. These
donations are to be given at
the meeting to be held on the
first Wednesday in December
at the Manor at which time
tea and cookies will be served
by the staff.
Decorations are needed for
the Manor for each festive
season; if anyone would like
to donate some small article
that would be of use and
would be enjoyed by , the
residents, it would be very
much appreciated.
It was suggested that
anyone having contact with
those planning the Santa
Claus Parade, should see if it
would be possible to have the
Parade start, end or
somehow pass Maitland
Manor so the residents who
for so many years made
Christmas possible for so
many of us might enjoy the
festivities and make them
feel they haven't been
forgotten. Any elderly per-
son, who because of the cold,
would otherwise not see the
parade, would be most
welcome to come 'to the
Manor and watch from the
comfort of the lovely
solarium.
Membership in the
auxiliary is greatly needed.
Visitors would be most
welcome at any.
TheyaMif
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the first
every month at
know what he's buying -when
he goes to a jewelry store. Not
every jeweler understands
gems either he says. It's a
real study to know them all.
Rings, earrings, broaches,
bracelets, drops and neck
chains made with polished
stones are all popular selling
items says Mr. Mcllwain.
SEVEN STAGES
There are seven stages
from the rough rock—to the
finished product according tO
Mr. -14cIlwain. First the
rough rock must be cut with a
diamond saw, a very sharp
saw which will not cut skin
but will cut rock easily. An
aluminum plate called a
template is used to trace the
design wanted. Even though
the design may be oval or
rounded, the rock can only be
cut on straight angles with
the saw. After it . is cut, the
straight edges must be
rounded dffhin ,the grinding'
process. The rock is waxed
onto a dop stick or nail and
can then be held against a
rotating wheel which grinds,
shapes, and smooths the
stones. There are different
grits on these wheels and
each one is finer than the one
before and removes smaller
and smaller cracks or lines in
the stone until it is perfectly
smooth. The, stone is then
polished on a. rotating wheel
of leather covered with a
powder -like substance called
tin oxide.
The stone is ready at this
point to be mouhtkl on fin-
dings. Findings are things
like earring, or broach backs,
fine chains, belt buckles, etc.,
that the stones are glued to.
It seems like a magical
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ptocess 6wch' 4 rough,
crude and often grey looking'
piece of rock'trenstorfned
into a shiny and beautiful
piece of stone decorative
enough to be worn as jewelry.
One of the nice things about
his hobby, says, Mr.
Mcllwain, is that he never
knows what he'll find in a
rock until he begins to cut into
it. It's always a surprise and'
the end product brings with -it
ense of accompIlshnent
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GENERM4
Mr. McIlwaIn was
above his father's general
store at the Nile. Re himself
bought the Carlow 'general
store in 1930 and operated it
for nearly3o years.
"We had everything. We
sold fences, feed, seed,'
hardware, groceries; -china
ware — just like a Timothy
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