MatsMachinations

Mat's Machinations LLC

Kansas City, Missouri 227 Sales On Etsy since 2010

5 out of 5 stars (57)

MatsMachinations

Mat's Machinations LLC

Kansas City, Missouri | 227 Sales

5 out of 5 stars (57)

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J. Mathew Riggs

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Announcement    Imagination born in metal and stone.

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Last updated on Feb 10, 2016

Imagination born in metal and stone.

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About MatsMachinations

Sales 227
On Etsy since 2010

I'm a dwarf trapped in a 6'4" body.

One of my grandfather's did a lot of lapidary work, the other came from a long line of blacksmiths. Neither of these things really registered with me in a significant way until about 5 years ago. Reading a science magazine I came across an article on how we were able to grow rubies by taking the materials that ruby is made up of and basically getting a furnace hot enough to melt them into stone. So after poking around on the internet I found somebody selling them and bought a few for curiosities sake. As soon as I got my first few I was hooked. My dwarven DNA said I needed more, and different stones too! About 3 orders later my brain kicked in and said, "Mat you're spending a lot of money on pretty things to look at that you don't even look at that often since you keep it in a locked chest in the back of a cave guarded by 3 troglodytes."
It didn't take long to wrestle my artistic and creative drive in that direction and figured that if I started making things with them it would be good justification to acquire more. With what little I was able to sell I was able to take a class buys some tools, and start to collect lapidary supplies.(Pretty expensive stuff and my family sold off my grandfather's equipment when he passed.) I found better suppliers and have been increasing production ever since. Very soon I'll be listing some stones that I tumbled set in silver, and I hope to expand into leather work, and gold soon.

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  • J. Mathew Riggs

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    When I was young I read through my grandpappy's lapidary magazines and saw that scientists could actually melt the materials to make ruby. When I got a bit older, and some extra money I bought some rubies that were the size of my thumb. I was hooked.

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  • Silver supplier From KC gem and mineral show.

    Kansas City, MO

    Supplies purchased at trade show to go with my pendants.

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Last updated on April 4, 2017
Hey, thanks for checking out my shop. If you see something you like great, let me know. If you don't, well, tell me what you'd like to see.

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Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
I'll cover the costs if it's my bad, even if it's not I'll work something reasonable out with you.
Payment
Cash, diamonds, gold nuggets, platinum bars, silver, or paypal.
Shipping
Can upgrade shipping if needed. If buying from outside the United States buyer will have to cover any import or customs fees.
Additional policies and FAQs
If you see a stone or setting you like and would like to swap it for another let me know. I normally have to have multiple hues and sizes.