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Dive Into the Hunt: Gold Dredging in the Clearwater National Forest
Go beneath the surface with us and see what gold dredging in Idaho’s wild country is really like.
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Join the ClubSouthern Sawtooth Treasure Finders
Adventure
is our craft.
Found in the West. Made in Idaho.
Follow our family beyond the pavement as we prospect, mine, cut stones, and handcraft the pieces that carry every adventure home.
✦ Gold prospecting✦ Lapidary✦ Silversmithing
Prospecting ◆ Rare Turquoise ◆ Rocks & Minerals ◆ Handmade Jewelry ◆ Western Adventure
Current Adventure · Our Home Base
Back home. Back at the bench.
We’re back at our home base in Southern Idaho, bringing the inspiration and treasures from our latest adventures into the workshop.
Right now, we’re busy filling custom orders and bringing new ideas to life. This is where rough stone, silver, and imagination begin to take shape as we cut and polish stones, work at the silversmith bench, and create one-of-a-kind Western jewelry for our customers.
Between custom pieces, we’re designing fresh creations inspired by the places we explore and the treasures we find. Home base is also where we sort our finds, plan future trips, and prepare special pieces and surprises for the Southern Sawtooth Adventure Club.
The trail may have brought us home for now, but the adventure continues in every custom order, every stone we polish, and every new idea we turn into something real. Follow along as our latest inspirations become handcrafted treasures—and as we prepare for wherever the next trail leads.
See how the finds become your box
At our Southern Idaho home base, we’re filling custom orders, designing new pieces, and turning silver, stone, and inspiration into handcrafted treasures.
See our new videos, pictures & projectsWHERE WE AREOur home base in Southern Idaho
WHAT WE’RE DOINGFilling custom orders & creating new designs
WHAT WE’RE WORKING WITHSilver, turquoise, gems & minerals
Watch the videoCaroline’s creek adventure
Sweet Caroline Goes for Gold in the Clearwater National Forest
Follow Caroline into the creek for a fun look at the people, teamwork, and unforgettable moments behind our family’s gold-dredging adventures.
Watch Caroline’s videoLife beyond the pavement
This Life Ain’t for Everyone
Cold water, hard work, wild country, and moments worth remembering— this is the real life behind our Clearwater National Forest adventures.
Watch the videoA moment beneath the surface
Live for Today, Because Tomorrow Might Never Come
Life is full of unexpected discoveries. Come underwater with us for a close-up look at one of the fascinating creatures we found during our Clearwater National Forest adventure.
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A brand-new Southern Sawtooth adventure
We’re launching the Adventure Club Mystery Box for the first time. Join us from the beginning and help us build a new monthly tradition filled with real finds and stories from the trail.
A surprise from the journey, delivered
The Adventure Club Mystery Box
You don’t choose the contents—that is the adventure. Each monthly box is a surprise inspired by where we travel, what we are working on, and the treasures we uncover along the way.
Subscribe by the 1stJoin no later than the first day of the month to receive that month’s box.→Box arrives at month’s endWe spend the month adventuring and preparing your mystery box for delivery at the end of the month.
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One monthly membership
Expect the unexpected.
Your box may include jewelry, hand-cut stones, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, gold-prospecting finds, lapidary pieces, or special items connected to that month’s trip.
- ✓ Every box is a mystery
- ✓ Contents change every month
- ✓ Inspired by our real trips and projects
- ✓ Includes a story or field note
- ✓ Subscribe by the 1st
- ✓ Receive it at month’s end
No selections. No spoilers.The fun is discovering what this month’s adventure brings.
Subscribe with PayPal Subscribe by the first · Mystery box delivered at the end of the month · PayPal checkout
The year in mystery boxes
Past Box Gallery
After each month’s box has been delivered, we’ll reveal a photo of what we sent, the treasures inside, and the adventure that inspired it. Until then, every box stays a mystery.
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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One of one
Made by hand, marked by the land
Wear the West.
Our jewelry begins with stone—rare turquoise, gemstones, elk ivory, and treasures found along the way. Each piece is cut, set, engraved, and finished by hand in Southern Idaho.
- Natural materialsChosen for character, color, and story.
- Made one at a timeNo factory lines. No two pieces exactly alike.
- Custom work welcomedTurn your stone or idea into a keepsake.
From our bench
Available treasures
Small-batch pieces and field finds. New treasures are added as they are finished.
Hand-cut turquoise
Western pendants
One of a kind
From the lapidary bench
Collector cabochons
One of a kind
Found on the trail
Minerals & specimens
One of a kind
Field-tested favorites
What We Recommend
These are the kinds of tools, supplies, and gear we use, trust, or believe are useful for treasure finding and Western craftsmanship.
Affiliate Disclosure
Some links in this section may be affiliate links. If you purchase through one of these links, Southern Sawtooth may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Commissions help support our trips, field work, videos, and future adventures. We only recommend products we use, trust, or believe may be helpful.
Prospecting & Dredging
Pans, classifiers, mats, pumps, dredging parts, cleanup tools, and the field equipment we count on.
Affiliate links coming soonMetal Detecting
Detectors, pinpointers, digging tools, coils, headphones, and useful accessories for the hunt.
Affiliate links coming soonLapidary & Jewelry
Stone-cutting supplies, polishing equipment, silversmithing tools, and materials from our bench.
Affiliate links coming soonCamp & Adventure Gear
Field safety, camping, power, storage, clothing, and practical gear that keeps our trips moving.
Affiliate links coming soonAffiliate product links will be added here as our partnerships are approved.
Meet the treasure finders
We don’t just sell the story.
We live it.
Southern Sawtooth is a family-run Idaho business built from equal parts curiosity, hard work, and love for the West.
We travel to old mining country, work the creeks, hunt for remarkable stone, and bring our discoveries back to the shop—where rough material becomes polished gems, jewelry, and keepsakes with a real sense of place.
“Every piece should take you somewhere.”
01SeekFollow the old roads
02FindRead the creek & stone
03CreateCarry the story home
Come along for the ride
Your next treasure
starts here.
Subscribe securely with PayPal
The Adventure Club uses PayPal for recurring monthly checkout. Subscribe by the first day of the month to receive that month’s mystery box at the end of the month.
Monthly cutoff11:59 p.m. on the 1stBox deliveryAt the end of that month
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