customer wants," said Fontana.

Another aspect of this manufacturing business that few people would ever know about is the role it plays in making computer chips, which happens to be the other half of the business. "Computer chips come to us in the form of 5,000-pound quartz blocks. We start the manufacturing process by cutting them and running the pieces through a servicing machine.After that we send them to Silicon Valley," said Fontana.

It's a business with an equal balance between the creation of art and hard physical labor. It's also a unique fixture in the area and a great place to go see exactly how large stones are made into useful and beautiful creations.