Grand Granite Group

A project in Peoria, IL by Robert Swingler
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A company devoted to making handmade artisan stone creations.\nlamps, coasters, book ends, cutting boards and stone jewlery.
Backers: 2
Average Pledge Per Backer: $18

Funded: $35 of $1,500
Dates: Oct 23rd -> Dec 22nd (61 days)
Project By: Robert Swingler
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Latest News

New developments product prototypes 2D 3D

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
2D inlay style tree of life prototype product expect improvements Tree of life mini 1:2 scale of reward size  (Read More)

Kerosene heater I got by trading a pendant

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Nice kerosene heater to keep warm in the winter  (Read More)

Winterized climate tent almost complete for winter work!

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The largest wall and top are up still have to walkout the back and side Two walls to go  (Read More)

New jasper pendant

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
not yet finished  (Read More)

New second wire wrap pendant

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Wire wrap pendant second attempt just started wire wrapping today  (Read More)

Without a compressor I've put some other skills to use.

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
introducing the wire wrapping product line. First pendant Work in progress waiting on the small center peice of stone to be completed  (Read More)

Finally have an official workspace

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Finally carved out an official workspace. Cleaned out a ton of junk, installed a light fixture and moved everything in. It's perfect. Polish/shaping station Organized stone working supplies, Finally!! (They all used to sit in a cart I hated it)  (Read More)

One of three product lines to be funded by this project

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Compass directions pendant  (Read More)

New pendant made without air took awhile and had to go with natural chiseled look

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This photo is still processing Check back in a few minutes! Just made a stone cross with a chiseled face shaping very limited took awhile to do without air  (Read More)

A product line held up by the great compressor failure of 2015

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Just to touch on what I hope to produce as soon as the compressor issue is resolved Very simple quick doodles to underline the simple shapes pendant line that is set to begin production December and/or spring. Doodles of simple shape stone pendants... (Read More)

Stone design process

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I usually start by drafting up an idea in my head where I have the freedom to create 3D models at a rate far quicker than a computer can do then I usually draw up simple sketches to solidify the work before I begin the actual creation. The actual... (Read More)

Official launch

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
That's Evan, he's been my partner in all of this one of my best friends for most of my life we go back to when we were kids First even ever My second multi stone pendant first one made with my actual tools the other one was made with a dremel which... (Read More)

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