Thunderbird Supply Company
- Location
- Headquarters / mail order: 1907 W. Historic Route 66, Gallup, NM 87301; also retail stores in Albuquerque, NM and Flagstaff, AZ; phone 1-800-545-7968
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
What it is
Thunderbird Supply Company is a family-owned jewelry-making and lapidary supply retailer based in Gallup, New Mexico, founded in 1971. Its About page says it began with “a single display case in a Gallup, New Mexico motel” and now offers “over 15,000 products” from three Southwestern locations plus mail order. Its lapidary-equipment category has a working cart and printed prices for cabbing machines, trim saws, dopping gear and related parts.
Who it’s for
Jewelry makers and lapidaries who want name-brand cabbing machines, trim saws and supplies from a Southwestern retailer with online checkout and walk-in stores.
Why it’s listed
It has a first-party shop cart with posted lapidary equipment prices. Lapidary machines and blades are a real catalog section, not a specimen-only crystal shop and not an industrial manufacturer without retail sales. The listing focuses on the lapidary-equipment side of the business.
Official URL
https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/lapidary-equipment
Cart: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/cart
About: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/about-us
Store info: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/store-info
Example products: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/cab-king-6quot-cabbing-machine, https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/cab-king-8quot-cabbing-machine, https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/6quot-trim-saw-metal-comp-wbladebr-machine-comes-with-6-x-025-x, https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/dopping-station
(All checked 2026-10-26 and returned HTTP 200 to curl with a Chrome user agent.)
Location
Gallup, New Mexico (flagship store and corporate / mail-order headquarters at 1907 W. Historic Route 66, Gallup, NM 87301). Also: Albuquerque, NM (2311 Vassar NE) and Flagstaff, AZ. Phone: 1-800-545-7968.
This is a supplier. It is not a club or a school.
Notes
- Sample prices (check date): CabKing 6” cabbing machine $1,449.99; CabKing 8” cabbing machine $2,499.00; 6” lapidary trim saw with blade $460.00; dopping station $39.75. Product pages include Add to Cart.
- The wider catalog is jewelry-making supplies (metals, beads, findings, stones). Lapidary equipment is one department, similar in pattern to other multi-line jewelry suppliers already listed.
- New Mexico already has a Santa Fe Jewelers Supply listing; Thunderbird is a different Gallup-based company with its own cart and stores.
- Site logo file is only 204 × 51 (below the 100 px short-side floor), so the photo is the CabKing 6” product image from the store (550 × 550).
- Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza. Nothing was bought, and no email or form was used.
FAQ
Q: Where is Thunderbird Supply?
A: Headquarters and mail order are in Gallup, New Mexico, with additional stores in Albuquerque, NM, and Flagstaff, AZ.
Q: Can I order lapidary equipment online?
A: Yes. The site has a cart and printed prices on lapidary product pages.
Q: Does it sell cabbing machines?
A: Yes. Examples on the check date included CabKing 6” ($1,449.99) and CabKing 8” ($2,499.00) machines.
Q: Is it only a bead and findings shop?
A: Beads and jewelry supplies are a large part of the catalog, but it also sells lapidary equipment with posted prices and Add to Cart.
Q: Can I visit a store?
A: Yes. Gallup, Albuquerque and Flagstaff locations are listed on the store-info page, with store pickup offered at checkout.