Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Been buying from Kingsley North since 1978. My rockhounding adventure was as wonderful as it was because of business's like this and Ebersole's in Kansas (now closed). Kingsley North is the kind business that ROCK dreams are made of. This is how I rockhunt from my bedside nowadays!!!😊 Thanks Rob for taking me there in person!
WOW, WHAT A PLACE!! Thank you so much, Rob, for sharing your visit with us rockhounds. I bought my first Lortone 33B from Kingsley. Excellent customer service!! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
You're welcome. I had been to Kingsley North one other time, so I knew what to expect here. They are very friendly people. I talked to Katie's dad, Mark for quite a while the first time I was there.
I am a member of the Oshkosh Earth Science Club and Kingsley North donates a plethora of items and bunch of catalogs for annual show... The joy it generates is why I volunteer and make a vacation week out of it. Thank you for this video about an awesome place!
That was really cool! I order supplies from there as well, shipped all the way to CA. That is truly impressive that the massive operation they have is run by just 11 folks.
I like this place a lot. They have good prices on grit and a good rough rock selection too. The rock prices get much cheaper if you buy a lot of one kind.
@@MichiganRocks not something I can do right now. Long story short, was rear ended and been in hospital. Thankfully we are all home now recovering. But when I get back on my feet, I will. Prayers are appreciated ❤️
I learned about that recently too. I had no idea. They told me that locally, everyone knows about the jewelry store, but most people don't know that the lapidary business exists.
As with the Rock Shed, I really appreciate this tour! Kingsley North was my favorite mail-order rock shop when I last played with polishing rocks some 30ish years ago, so it was really fun to see inside and hear that they too are a small family run business. Very cool! Thank you!
OMG, I wonder if that's the same Katie I remember as a little girl wandering around the store years ago??? I haven't ordered anything lately from KN, but used to a LOT!! Fabulous store for anything lapidary and rock tool related; can't recommend them enough...
Awesome! Love that place. Visited it 2 years ago, Amazing customer service. Received a shipment last week. More Nova wheels for the KNC6. Thanks for another great video....
I hope you're not just receiving your shipment from your visit two years ago, Dan. Seriously, though, you were a big help when I was deciding which cabbing machine to buy. I appreciated the help you gave me when you told me about your Kingsley North Cabber 6.
Well, that was great. Most definitely one of my FAVORITE places to get my supplies. Always wondered what it looked like inside. Thank you very much for sharing that! 💎 Very cool!
Rob, Great Job! I truly enjoyed the tour!! I learned a lot too!! Katie did an excellent job on the tour as well !!!! I already saved their facility!!! Keep having Fun!!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼
@@MichiganRocks Absolutely!!!!! Just a Fantastic Store!! Rob, I can’t remember right off hand, and don’t have time to look the store up, you said this company had some of your Christmas Rock Ornaments. I didn’t understand the procedure, because I never saw any of them at this store. The store was in northern Michigan. I was guessing I was suppose to send an email ? Can you assist me on this procedure?!?! Thanks!!! I hope you are having a great day!!! 🤗♥️🤣
@@kimfrommn7162 I sell a few things at Olivet Book and Gift. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com They don't have any Christmas ornaments right now, but I could run some over there if you want.
That was a great video. I'm hoping to visit Kingsley North later this Summer. Thank you also for the video about Nethers Farm, I got to visit it last Friday. There was a guy there with a back hoe and I was able to get some really nice Ohio Flint.
Wow! This place is within 30 minutes of my house and I didn’t even know they had a shop open to the public like that. I thought it was just a big warehouse. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, what a place! That place is huge, clean and has a lot of nice material! Great interview too, and the access to the private areas was awesome! Nice work.
I was wandering and hoping that you would get in a tour of Kingsley North. Both Kingsley North and the Rock Shed are awesome companies to deal with. They both have excellent service. I appreciate the fact that KN puts out a catalog. It’s so much easier to view products than on my smart. I too use a headband magnifier. I use it mainly at the end of stage 1 to determine if my rocks are ready to move on to stage 2. I tray to tumble out all the flaws. I’ve really enjoyed this series that you’ve been doing !
Nice tour. I tried to spy a Lortone that is out-of-stock. Ever since covid and the disruptions, some things still take a while to come in. Kingsley seems to get them before anyone else.
I've been buying all my rock stuff from them because of your RUclips. I really am pleased with their prices and their shipping. It's funny I am buying stuff from Michigan and I live in Tombstone Arizona. My area is well known for silver and copper mines and turquoise yet here I am buying grit and media from Michigan. One would think with the history of my area that someone locally would have all this stuff at decent prices but I haven't found any.
I think the lapidary hobby seems more popular in the west than it is here. I'm not sure why you wouldn't have people selling at good prices there though. From what I've read, it's easier to find used lapidary equipment in the west.
@@MichiganRocks I only have one rock tumbler, an angle grinder with a diamond blade, and a Harbor Freight tile saw right now but I've bought about 110 pounds of grit and media from Kingsley. I haven't found a local place that does better than them with grit and media, especially those 45lb sizes.
Hi Rob, I really enjoyed this video. I'm way behind on your videos because this is my busy season and haven't had much time to watch. Rain day today so I thought I would catch up. I had to watch this one first because I usually have orders coming from Kingsley on a regular basis, mostly rough rock and blades lately. Some time I'd like to share some pictures of my shop I built in my basement with you. Quite similar to yours but obviously no video equipment involved. Something I did do that I don't know if you have an option to do or not is I set up my cab machine to drain into a bucket under the bench. In the bucket I have a pump that is plumbed to empty the bucket out through the bond into a drywell I built in my landscaping. I just got tired of carrying the waste water outside. I also sold my 10" HP Slab saw and bought the HP 14" so I could have a little more capacity on bigger rough. That is in my back work shop though.
That sounds like a great setup, Scott. If you look on my about page, you can find my email. I'd love to see pictures. I like seeing how other people set up their shops. I'm not really set up to pump anything outside, but that sure does sound better than carrying buckets all the time. I would like to build another cabinet for my cab machine to be next to my sink. Then I could hook up directly to the sink and eliminate the pump and a bucket. Where it is now, there's a cabinet right next to the counter, so the drain hoses have to be bent to go to the front of the cabinet which isn't ideal. I'd love to be able to run them straight out the back with a bucket underneath. Maybe next winter I'll take on that project.
These trolls are heading to da Keweenaw dis month for some pasties and rock hunting. Plan to stop at Kingsley North to check out their custom cabbing machines. Thanks for another great video Rob.
I controlled myself pretty well. I think I bought four different kinds of rocks there. I have so many rocks from my self collected rocks on the trip plus the Rock Shed and Kingsley North. I haven't really done much with any of them yet, because I'm still trying to get all the video edited. I'm concentrating on cutting and cleaning things to show in my videos. Today I'm cutting rocks from Montana and also soaking some of the Montana rocks in acid.
@@MichiganRocks what a fantastic trip, I'll look forward to seeing the videos. I think I bought home 100kg of stone on my my hunting trip, went a bit crazy 🤣🤣. Loving all the videos.
ps. I did google that name norwegian and why this town in Michigan have got the name norway. First, in 1875 norwegian settlers named this norwegian hall, in 1879 the town was named norway. A LOT places and things in USA have the name norway and other norwegian names. I did read somewhere in some magazine or news that Norway had been double in numbers of inhabitants if so many did`nt immigrate to USA. We are around 5,5 millions. But, at the same time to day, I was google Denmark, always wondered about how many live in small Denmark, a peninsula, they are actually as Norway in numbers, more then 5,5 millions, unbeliveable, must be very crowded there. Have a nice day.
I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Norwegian community at one point. I know there are a lot of Finlanders in the U.P. There might be Norwegians too.
Hi, my name is Jay. Love watching your videos. I find Michigan rocks too. I think I found one that I would love for you to take a look at. It's a very nice piece of multi colored quartz. Would I be able to give you my email so that I can send you a photo or two of it?
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Been buying from Kingsley North since 1978. My rockhounding adventure was as wonderful as it was because of business's like this and Ebersole's in Kansas (now closed). Kingsley North is the kind business that ROCK dreams are made of. This is how I rockhunt from my bedside nowadays!!!😊 Thanks Rob for taking me there in person!
That's quite an endorsement, Kelly. I haven't been a customer for nearly as long, but I've been pleased with every purchase.
WOW, WHAT A PLACE!! Thank you so much, Rob, for sharing your visit with us rockhounds. I bought my first Lortone 33B from Kingsley. Excellent customer service!! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
You're right, they do have really good customer service.
Hi FRIEND,
Beautiful place. Have a wonderful day
I love Kingsley North! I love this series of videos you are making, it places a "face" to all the online ordering stores I buy from! Thank you!😁
You're welcome. I had been to Kingsley North one other time, so I knew what to expect here. They are very friendly people. I talked to Katie's dad, Mark for quite a while the first time I was there.
Good people😊 warms my rockhounding heart❤ ThankYou 🎉❤🎉
Thanks for the tour! A good business that has lasted through the years.
There's a reason for that. They really care about their customers.
Nice tour. Like the idea of being able to by a cab machine in person. It's now on my bucket list. Love Katie's hat.
She said her hat was made of mushrooms.
Awesome rock shop! Kingsley North looks like lots of fun. 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That rock room sure is.
A new place to go rockhounding. Very nice to get a tour.
What a fun tour. Thanks Rob.
Nice tour of Kingsley North. I like their catalog and online store.
Me too.
Cool place! Thanks for the tour!
Katie was showing you the shop like a Price is Right model. She's a natural at advertising the shop! Thank you and Katie for sharing!
She did a nice job!
I am a member of the Oshkosh Earth Science Club and Kingsley North donates a plethora of items and bunch of catalogs for annual show... The joy it generates is why I volunteer and make a vacation week out of it. Thank you for this video about an awesome place!
That's great. I didn't know they did that, but I'm not surprised.
Love them! Great company. I hope they stay around for many generations to come!
Me too!
Thanks for the tour! It is amazing that they run it with 11 employees! Wow! Its an amazing place with gorgeous rough!
I know, I was surprised too.
That was really cool! I order supplies from there as well, shipped all the way to CA. That is truly impressive that the massive operation they have is run by just 11 folks.
I found out during my visit that they ship internationally too.
I am really enjoying your tours of the shops that you have a relationship with. That store is nice.
I'm only going to be doing these two for now because they're the only two I really buy anything from.
Thank you for showing me a new place to check out online for my lapidary needs and wants. Great video. ❤️❤️😃
I like this place a lot. They have good prices on grit and a good rough rock selection too. The rock prices get much cheaper if you buy a lot of one kind.
Fossilman here, awesome video. You're hitting all the great rock stores..
Hey Mike, I've only hit two stores on this trip, but they're my two favorites.
Thanks for sharing! Been enjoying these tours you have been sharing!
That place is huge! Thanks for the tour ❤
Check out their online store sometime. They sell a huge variety of lapidary and jewelry making equipment.
@@MichiganRocks not something I can do right now. Long story short, was rear ended and been in hospital. Thankfully we are all home now recovering. But when I get back on my feet, I will. Prayers are appreciated ❤️
@@soul_adventurist That sounds bad. I'll say a prayer for you right now.
Love "Kingsley North", the cabbing machine is awesome.
I love mine.
Great to see the KN operation. Didn’t know about the jewelry store in Iron Mountain.
I learned about that recently too. I had no idea. They told me that locally, everyone knows about the jewelry store, but most people don't know that the lapidary business exists.
Another great walk through video Rob. Fantastic idea.
How cool! Thank you Rob for sharing that with us viewers! It is quite a treat! 😊
You're welcome, Lisa.
Another great tour of an impressive family run business! Thanks, Rob!
Kingsley North is AWESOME! Thanks for showing us around!!
I agree. I've been a happy customer there for years.
As with the Rock Shed, I really appreciate this tour! Kingsley North was my favorite mail-order rock shop when I last played with polishing rocks some 30ish years ago, so it was really fun to see inside and hear that they too are a small family run business. Very cool! Thank you!
You're welcome. I enjoyed getting the tour too.
OMG, I wonder if that's the same Katie I remember as a little girl wandering around the store years ago??? I haven't ordered anything lately from KN, but used to a LOT!! Fabulous store for anything lapidary and rock tool related; can't recommend them enough...
I can't imagine that there would be a lot of other little Katies running around the store.
OMG I love that crochet dress she's wearing!!!!!
@Sally Thompson Hi Sally!! I Love that crochet dress she is wearing as well!!L it is Beautiful on her!!! Have a Great Week!! 🤗🤗
Awesome! Love that place. Visited it 2 years ago, Amazing customer service. Received a shipment last week. More Nova wheels for the KNC6. Thanks for another great video....
I hope you're not just receiving your shipment from your visit two years ago, Dan. Seriously, though, you were a big help when I was deciding which cabbing machine to buy. I appreciated the help you gave me when you told me about your Kingsley North Cabber 6.
Well, that was great. Most definitely one of my FAVORITE places to get my supplies. Always wondered what it looked like inside. Thank you very much for sharing that! 💎 Very cool!
You got the behind the scenes look, too!
@@MichiganRocks Awesome! Really appreciate that!💎
Rob, Great Job! I truly enjoyed the tour!! I learned a lot too!! Katie did an excellent job on the tour as well !!!! I already saved their facility!!! Keep having Fun!!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼
This is a good business. Only the good ones last this long.
@@MichiganRocks Absolutely!!!!! Just a Fantastic Store!! Rob, I can’t remember right off hand, and don’t have time to look the store up, you said this company had some of your Christmas Rock Ornaments. I didn’t understand the procedure, because I never saw any of them at this store. The store was in northern Michigan. I was guessing I was suppose to send an email ? Can you assist me on this procedure?!?! Thanks!!! I hope you are having a great day!!! 🤗♥️🤣
@@kimfrommn7162 I sell a few things at Olivet Book and Gift. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com
They don't have any Christmas ornaments right now, but I could run some over there if you want.
really neat getting to see these iconic lapidary supply shops in person, thanks
You're welcome!
* WOW ~ Fabulous lapidary stuff.. The variety of stones is amazing.. Thanks for the Tour..
Yep, this is a great place to shop.
Thanks for posting this Rob. I do order from them, so it was fun to see behind the scenes. 👍
You're welcome!
Thank you for that amazing tour of this awesome place!! Thank you Rob!! Love your channel!!
That was very cool. I liked the tour.
Fun video. Great idea. We've all been curious about the store.
Awesome place!! Appreciate the tour👍👍
It's a great place! I've been going there for years Rob, I bought my cab machine there too!
I sure am a happy customer.
Fascinating seeing the place! My latest tumbler was on one of the back shelves until two days ago.
What a cool shop😊 thanks for sharing this video ...
Thanks again Rob! I love Kingsley North! They are a great business in all ways.
I agree. They actually care about their customers. I wish more businesses were this good.
That was so cool to see everything. Very impressive
Love Kingsley North. Very reliable folks.
I agree. They have really good customer service.
Excellent video!!! Thank you!
That was a great video. I'm hoping to visit Kingsley North later this Summer. Thank you also for the video about Nethers Farm, I got to visit it last Friday. There was a guy there with a back hoe and I was able to get some really nice Ohio Flint.
Wow, you lucked out to get some fresh diggins'!
What an amazing shop tour 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing
Wow! This place is within 30 minutes of my house and I didn’t even know they had a shop open to the public like that. I thought it was just a big warehouse. Thanks for sharing!
I think you need to hop in the car and get over there tomorrow!
I just received their catalog. Very nice catalog with lots of neat stuff and less than 100 miles from Rhinelander.
Richard takes all the pictures in that catalog himself. I couldn't believe that.
Wow, what a place! That place is huge, clean and has a lot of nice material! Great interview too, and the access to the private areas was awesome! Nice work.
Glad you liked it. It's a really good business.
I’ve ordered from Kingsley North a bunch of times, so cool to see behind the scenes! Great video Rob as always!
I was wandering and hoping that you would get in a tour of Kingsley North. Both Kingsley North and the Rock Shed are awesome companies to deal with. They both have excellent service. I appreciate the fact that KN puts out a catalog. It’s so much easier to view products than on my smart. I too use a headband magnifier. I use it mainly at the end of stage 1 to determine if my rocks are ready to move on to stage 2. I tray to tumble out all the flaws. I’ve really enjoyed this series that you’ve been doing !
I use one of those magnifiers at the end of stage one too. Sam finds no need for one, and I'm jealous.
Thanks for sharing Rob!
We'll have to check them out!
Beautiful shoppe!!
Another great video, Rob! I've really been looking forward to your new videos lately! Thank you for using your celebrity to get us an exclusive tour!
Being a rock star does have its advantages. It was really fun to see the back area of one of my favorite rock shops.
Solid operation, thanks for the tour!
You're welcome!
Love it! Thanks for the video. I usually go Rock Shed but I placed my first order with KN last week.
I shop at both places. I've been equally happy with both too.
I’m so jealous. Very cool Rob😎😎😎
What a sweet spot 😮❤
Really nice! Thanks for showing us. S
You're welcome!
I just love this trip you've been on! Do they think you're a rock star and ask for your autograph? 😂😂 You are a rock star but I miss Nancy too!
Nope, they didn't ask for my autograph, but I think we appreciate each other.
WOW, what a great place to get lost in
What an great place👍
Mine too…
my happy place to shop on line …
👁👁
wow love the rock shoppe 🫶🏼
I buy most of my coarse grit here. They have great grit prices. Their rocks get significantly cheaper the more you buy.
Thanks Rob, I enjoyed that very much, I only wish we had stores like that in Australia . . . or more specifically Western Australia 🤔
Kingsley North ships internationally, although I think that would probably cost a fortune.
@@MichiganRocks Absolutely correct, shipping costs are ridiculous, even more so sending stuff from Australia 😒
Thanks very good to have resource for stuff!
All my supplies!!!!!! Always!!
Ordered a Cabber 6 today! So excited!
Woo-hoo! You're going to love it.
Thanks for sharing 🎉❤
Thanks for sharing! I'll have to check their sire out. I'm looking for new tumblers since mine were destroyed in an accident.
Sorry about your tumblers. Kingsley North is a good place to check out for any sort of lapidary equipment.
Nice tour. I tried to spy a Lortone that is out-of-stock. Ever since covid and the disruptions, some things still take a while to come in. Kingsley seems to get them before anyone else.
I'd have to think that Kingsley North would be one of their biggest sellers, so they probably try to keep them supplied.
How fun is that?? You've had such a great few weeks hey?? GOOD FOR YOU!
It was an awesome two week trip.
I've been buying all my rock stuff from them because of your RUclips. I really am pleased with their prices and their shipping. It's funny I am buying stuff from Michigan and I live in Tombstone Arizona. My area is well known for silver and copper mines and turquoise yet here I am buying grit and media from Michigan. One would think with the history of my area that someone locally would have all this stuff at decent prices but I haven't found any.
I think the lapidary hobby seems more popular in the west than it is here. I'm not sure why you wouldn't have people selling at good prices there though. From what I've read, it's easier to find used lapidary equipment in the west.
@@MichiganRocks I only have one rock tumbler, an angle grinder with a diamond blade, and a Harbor Freight tile saw right now but I've bought about 110 pounds of grit and media from Kingsley. I haven't found a local place that does better than them with grit and media, especially those 45lb sizes.
Wow!! Cool!
Hi Rob, I really enjoyed this video. I'm way behind on your videos because this is my busy season and haven't had much time to watch. Rain day today so I thought I would catch up. I had to watch this one first because I usually have orders coming from Kingsley on a regular basis, mostly rough rock and blades lately. Some time I'd like to share some pictures of my shop I built in my basement with you. Quite similar to yours but obviously no video equipment involved.
Something I did do that I don't know if you have an option to do or not is I set up my cab machine to drain into a bucket under the bench. In the bucket I have a pump that is plumbed to empty the bucket out through the bond into a drywell I built in my landscaping. I just got tired of carrying the waste water outside. I also sold my 10" HP Slab saw and bought the HP 14" so I could have a little more capacity on bigger rough. That is in my back work shop though.
That sounds like a great setup, Scott. If you look on my about page, you can find my email. I'd love to see pictures. I like seeing how other people set up their shops.
I'm not really set up to pump anything outside, but that sure does sound better than carrying buckets all the time. I would like to build another cabinet for my cab machine to be next to my sink. Then I could hook up directly to the sink and eliminate the pump and a bucket. Where it is now, there's a cabinet right next to the counter, so the drain hoses have to be bent to go to the front of the cabinet which isn't ideal. I'd love to be able to run them straight out the back with a bucket underneath. Maybe next winter I'll take on that project.
@@MichiganRocks I'll definitely get some pictures and send them to you.
@@ScottSchupbach Thanks!
These trolls are heading to da Keweenaw dis month for some pasties and rock hunting. Plan to stop at Kingsley North to check out their custom cabbing machines. Thanks for another great video Rob.
That sounds like a good plan all the way around. I love the keweenaw and grabbing a cabber on the way home would be icing on the U.P. cake.
Hatie Is So Cute!!! Very Sad That They Were Out Of Stock On Lortone 33B Tumbler Belts I Had To Get Them Off Of Amazon...
Thank You
Lortone products have been kind of hard to come by lately.
The owner of my local rock shop in Arkansas told me to shop at Kingsley North for any equipment I need. It’s where he gets his grit and other tools.
It's where I get a lot of my grit and tools too.
Nice place!
She's cool !
Katie is a certified cutie! ❤️
🙋♀️❤ FUN!
👍👍👍
a great MICHIGAN company
Yes, that's one of the things I love about Kingsley North.
Good video.
Wow that place is so cool.
I'd love to have a look a all the rough rock.
How many stones did you buy 😂
I controlled myself pretty well. I think I bought four different kinds of rocks there. I have so many rocks from my self collected rocks on the trip plus the Rock Shed and Kingsley North. I haven't really done much with any of them yet, because I'm still trying to get all the video edited. I'm concentrating on cutting and cleaning things to show in my videos. Today I'm cutting rocks from Montana and also soaking some of the Montana rocks in acid.
@@MichiganRocks what a fantastic trip, I'll look forward to seeing the videos.
I think I bought home 100kg of stone on my my hunting trip, went a bit crazy 🤣🤣.
Loving all the videos.
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Oh my gosh, that's a lot of rock!
@@MichiganRocks and my friend bought back the same
WOW❤
🎉Great video
You should have stopped by Kelley's Rock Shop right around the corner. One of the best rock shops in the UP.
I had no idea it was there, or I would have. I notice your name is Kelley too. Is it your shop?
@@MichiganRocks It's my son's.
@@kelleylaughlin392 Love the Crystal Guarantee posting in the shop.
@@kelleylaughlin392 Oh, ok. I really would have stopped had I known it was there.
@@MichiganRocks Next time! 😃
the dream job
ps. I did google that name norwegian and why this town in Michigan have got the name norway. First, in 1875 norwegian settlers named this norwegian hall, in 1879 the town was named norway. A LOT places and things in USA have the name norway and other norwegian names. I did read somewhere in some magazine or news that Norway had been double in numbers of inhabitants if so many did`nt immigrate to USA. We are around 5,5 millions. But, at the same time to day, I was google Denmark, always wondered about how many live in small Denmark, a peninsula, they are actually as Norway in numbers, more then 5,5 millions, unbeliveable, must be very crowded there. Have a nice day.
Thanks for researching that. That's kind of what I guessed. The U.P. is very sparsely populated. There's a lot of wilderness up there.
I bought mookite at the Rock Shed
😍😍😍
👍👍👍 what is the story behind the name Norway?? I am very curious about that since I am a Norwegian from Norway😊😊
I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Norwegian community at one point. I know there are a lot of Finlanders in the U.P. There might be Norwegians too.
Hi, my name is Jay. Love watching your videos. I find Michigan rocks too. I think I found one that I would love for you to take a look at. It's a very nice piece of multi colored quartz. Would I be able to give you my email so that I can send you a photo or two of it?
Could you send it to my Instagram account? The address is in the description of this video.
In the beginning