Art. Rocks

If TIME is MONEY...
We'll help you make more of both!

The Original Loose Art. Rocks!

The ORIGINAL Art. Rocks premiered at The 2001 World Championships. Just a couple of months later, Art. Rocks showed up on competition mounts at a national show. Why are they popular? Because they are so lightweight (made out of recycled glass that's been foamed), easy to shape, paint... and because they look real and help you make more money! The ORIGINAL Art. Rocks are so popular they're now available in 5 POUND BOXES!

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	(Approx. Sizes)
Black River Sand 1 lb. bag	< 1/4"
Snake River Gravel Chips 1 lb. bag	1/4" - 1/2"
Kane River Rocks 1 lb. bag	1/2" - 3/4"
Small Green River Rocks 1 lb. bag	1" - 2"
Large Green River Rocks 1 lb. bag	2 1/2" - 5"

Shaping - Loose Art. Rocks are easy to shape with simple tools like files and hand saws. Art. Rocks can also be made to your specifications with drills, grinders, Dremel(tm) tools...you can even rub them against each other to make them fit together perfectly.
Adhesion - Art. Rocks can be affixed to each other or a base with ROCK LOCK (see below) or your favorite adhesive or resin. You can even attach Art. Rocks using screws and dowels.
Coloring - Art. Rocks can mimic almost any natural stone with a little paint or other tinting media. A light application of sealant can give Art. Rocks a wet look.
Get Creative - Use your knowledge and imagination to come up with new ways to use and apply Art. Rocks to your taxidermy projects. The creative potential of Art. Rocks is almost limitless.

Loose Art. Rocks in Bulk

	Approx. Sizes
Black River Sand 5 lb. box	< 1/4"
Snake River Gravel Chips 5 lb. box	1/4" - 1/2"
Kane River Rocks 5 lb. box	1/2" - 3/4"
Small Green River Rocks 5 lb. box	1" - 2"
Large Green River Rocks 5 lb. box	2 1/2" - 5"
It's like getting a FREE 1 lb. Bag of Art. Rocks with every box!
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Art. Rocks' Best Sellers
Ready-4-Mount Riverbed WALL Bases

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Your customers will go crazy over Art. Rocks Riverbed Wall Bases. Produced to hang right on a wall (with or without mount attached), a small wooden shelf or as panel enhancement, you are not going to find an easier or more UNIQUE looking imitation rock habitat for many species of fish, small mammals and reptiles. Like all of the Art. Rocks Ready-4-Mount bases, each Riverbed Wall Base comes with quick and easy instructions to attach hangers and mount.

	Approx. Sizes	Weight
12" Riverbed WALL Base	L 12" W 2.5" H 2.5"-3"	8-10 ounces
16" Riverbed WALL Base	L 16" W 3" H 2.5"-3"	12-14 ounces
19" Riverbed WALL Base	L 19" W 3-3.5" H 2.5"-3"	15-17 ounces

MAKE MORE MONEY HINT:
Put examples of Art. Rocks Riverbed Wall & Table Bases in your shop and watch your customers start spending more.

Ready-4-Mount Riverbed TABLE Bases

Each Riverbed Table Base is perfect for all kinds of species of fish, birds, mammals and reptiles. It's quite handsome by itself or on a finished piece of wood. It comes with easy instructions (drill, epoxy wires, set mount), too! All Ready-4-Mount Bases can be painted, and grasses and moss easily added to mimic a specific habitat. With or without additional habitat components, these bases will have customers going wild and asking for more as they run to show all of their friends. Guaranteed, they've never seen anything like the Riverbed Table Base. Like it's cousin, the Riverbed Wall Base, it comes in 12", 16" & 19" lengths.

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	Approx. Sizes	Weight
12" Riverbed TABLE Base	L 12" W 5" H 2.5"-3"	16-20 ounces
16" Riverbed TABLE Base	L 16" W 6" H 2.5"-3"	24-28 ounces
19" Riverbed TABLE Base	L 19" W 6.5-7" H 2.5"-3"	30-35 ounces

Art. Rocks "How To" Video

In the spirit of the Art. Rocks "How To" Manuals comes a 120-minute video by taxidermists for taxidermists. Rick Kennair and Bill Gaither (Cur) show you some excellent ways to use Art. Rocks to create habitat your customers will go nuts over. Bill and Rick will also inspire you to come up with your own ideas on ways to use Art. Rocks. Hosted by the "Art. Rocks Guys" themselves, Chris Andersen and Bob Schweighauser also take you on a guided tour of the plant and show you just how old glass jars and bottles are turned into Art. Rocks! Order # AR-HTV-120 $19.95 Ea.

Ready-4-Mount 12" Octagon Base Insert

The Art. Rocks Ready-4-Mount Octagon Base Inserts offers some great advantages: Time Savings & More Profit Instantaneous Habitat Endless Customization Possibilities Fast & Easy Mount Attachment Choice of Terra Firma...Coarse Sand & Fine/Coarse Sand! Simple & Fast Instructions Happy Customers!	Click for a closer look Coarse terra firma shown
Also, like all of the Ready-4-Mount bases, these one piece base inserts are Art. Rocks that have been foamed AND fused together. Each Base Insert is made by hand without adhesives!

	Approx. Sizes	Weight
12" Octagon Base Insert - Coarse	L 10 3/8" W 10 3/8" H .5" - 1.5"	30-35 ounces
12" Octagon Base Insert - Mix of Fine & Coarse	L 10 3/8" W 10 3/8" H .5" - 1.5"	30-35 ounces

MAKE MORE MONEY HINT: Make Art. Rocks habitats for other taxidermists and you BOTH make more money!

Ready-4-Mount Round Bases

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Mix of Coarse and
Fine terra firma
shown above

Just like all of the Art. Rocks Ready-4-Mount bases, these round bases can be used "as is" or customized to a specific habitat by adding dried and artificial plants, driftwood, etc. Easy instructions accompany each base. As with all Art. Rocks products, because they're porous, these bases take paint and all adhesives like a dream.

	Approx. Sizes
12" Round Table Base - Coarse	Dia. 12" H 2"-2.5" 48-52 oz.
12" Round Table Base - Mix of Fine & Coarse	Dia. 12" H 2"-2.5" 48-52 oz.
16" Round Table Base - Coarse	Dia. 16" H 2"-2.5" 52-58 oz.
16" Round Table Base - Mix of Fine & Coarse	Dia. 16" H 2"-2.5" 52-58 oz.
19" Round Table Base - Coarse	Dia. 19" H 2"-2.5" 58-64 oz.
19" Round Table Base - Mix of Fine & Coarse	Dia. 19" H 2"-2.5" 5 8-64 oz.

Ready-4-Mount Free Form Bases

Talk about versatile! From underwater to shore to desert, Art. Rocks Free Form Bases will add pizzazz and value to a vast variety of mounts. There are two types of terra firma to choose from: Coarse Sand and Fine & Coarse. These foamed/fused glass bases can easily be painted (and decked out with driftwood and other pieces of natural habitat quickly) to get that "Wow!" reaction the first time a customer sees the mount. Each base comes with some simple instructions for drilling and setting wires into the base.

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	Approx. Sizes
12" Free Form Base - Coarse	L 12" W 4"-9" H 2.5"-3" 36-42 oz.
12" Free Form Base - Mix of Fine & Coarse	L 12" W 4"-9" H 2.5"-3" 36-42 oz.
16" Free Form Base - Coarse	L 16" W 4"-9" H 2.5"-3" 42-46 oz.
16" Free Form Base - Mix of Fine & Coarse	L 16" W 4"-9" H 2.5"-3" 42-46 oz.
19" Free Form Base - Coarse	L 19" W 4"-9" H 2.5"-3" 44-48 oz.
19" Free Form Base - Mix of Fine & Coarse	L 19" W 4"-9" H 2.5"-3" 44-48 oz.

Coarse terra firma shown above

Sedimentary Art. Rocks

Before	After

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Sedimentary Art. Rocks come in slabs that you break up to suit your own needs. From reptiles to full size mounts there is no faster and easier way to incorporate natural looking sedimentary rocks into a habitat or rock base. As with all Art. Rocks products, Sedimentary Art. Rocks will save you time and help you make more money...and keep your customers coming back! Just as you can with any Art. Rock, you can still accurately drill, saw, file, sand, Dremel(tm), paint and use adhesives with Sedimentary Art. Rocks. Comes with breaking instructions.

	Approx. Sizes
Full Sedimentary Art. Rocks Slab	200 sq. inches 6 - 7 pounds
Half Sedimentary Art. Rocks Slab	100 sq. inches 3 - 3.5 pounds
SAMPLE 1/4 Sedimentary Art. Rocks Slab	50 sq. inches 1.5 - 1.75 pounds

From the genius of Steve Steinbring and the makers of

(Newton Supply Co.) comes ROCK LOCK. This epoxy putty sets to an Art. Rocks Gray color! With two cure times to choose from, it's perfect for small and large habitat creation. ROCK LOCK works well for all of your epoxy needs!...not just with Art. Rocks habitats.

ROCK LOCK Fast Cure (7-10 Minute)	16 oz.
ROCK LOCK Slow Cure (4-7 Hours)	16 oz.
ROCK LOCK Fast Cure (7-10 Minute)	32 oz.
ROCK LOCK Slow Cure (4-7 Hours)	32 oz.

Single Rock Bases

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Baraboo Single Rock
Base shown above

Just like all of the Art. Rocks, Single Rock Bases are made out of old ketchup bottles and mayonnaise jars... recycled glass that's been foamed (that's what makes it so lightweight)! These rock bases are great to add to very large habitat scenes and creating faux geodes. They are also excellent to custom paint and add moss for small mammals, ducks and many more.

	Approx. Sizes
Grand River	L 6"-7.5"	W 2.5"-3.75"	H 2.5"-3"	6-8 oz.
Baraboo	L 5"-7.5"	W 4.5"-7"	H 2.5"-3"	12-16 oz.
Council Bluffs	L 8"-9.5"	W 6"-7.5"	H 3"-4"	18-30 oz.

Art. Rocks
AMV, LLC
1100 Kane St.
La Crosse, WI 54603 USA
877-483-4547 (US toll free voice)
877-483-4540 (US toll free fax)
chris@art-rocks.net

Art. Rocks products are available from:
Van Dyke's	.....	800-843-3320
Research Mannikins	.....	800-826-0654
WASCO	.....	800-334-8012
Authentic Taxidermy & Supply	.....	800-264-1801
Al Holmes Taxidermy Supply	.....	800-465-6371
Dixieland Taxidermy Supply	.....	800-465-4577
Lone Star Taxidermy Supply	.....	800-347-5009
Quality Taxidermy Supply	.....	888-527-8722
Sugar Pine Woodcarving Supplies	.....	800-452-2783
Hide & Beak Supply Company	.....	800-777-7916
T R Supply	.....	866-STUFF-EM
Touchstone Taxidermy Supply	.....	318-746-5792
Jim Allred Taxidermy Supply	.....	800-624-7507
Noonkester Taxidermy Supply	.....	800-888-3706
www.FrozenCritters.com	.....	253-222-6004
www.WoodcraftDisplay.com	.....	920-687-1597
www.TaxidermyArt.net	.....	406-394-1514
Jonas Supply Company	.....	800-525-6379