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“CarVed in Stone” 

by Ron and Sallie Clamp

Hyatt’s offers comprehensive guides to monumental sandblasting and shape carving, writ-
ten by Ron Clamp and Sallie Shealy Clamp. Ron Clamp is a 3rd generation sandblast shape 
carver, and native of Elberton, GA. Ron began his career in the granite industry in college as 
a gang saw operator, soon became a journeyman sandblaster, and then a master engraver 
while working under the direction of Charlie Clamp, Frank Bone, and Charlie Mann. Ron’s 
carving techniques have been influenced by Jimmy Parham, Joe Fernandez and Boyd R. 
Parham. Ron built his own company on his reputation for carving large specialty monument 
projects throughout the US and overseas. Currently, Ron supplies design software, training, 
stencil cutting and etching equipment through Hyatt’s Graphic Supply in Buffalo, NY.

Paperback T10807 

$38.95

  

   Hard Cover    T10805 

$76.95

Order online at www.hyatts.com

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Meet HYatt’s MonUMent specialists

John Caputo

Contact John Caputo and Ron Clamp with your Monument 
System questions. They can help determine what monu-
ment equipment and software will work best for you, and 
discuss training and financing options as well.

eQUiPMent leaSinG

Purchasing equipment with a lease offers numerous advantages over cash, credit card, and other fi nancing 
methods.

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Save on Outsourcing Costs 

 Get the equipment you need now and reduce your outsourcing costs. Not only can your new equipment  

make you more money through increased sales it can save you money by keeping your jobs in-house.

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Let the Equipment Pay for Itself. Lease the equipment for 60 months and let the equipment pay for itself 

through the increase in business.  

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Tax treatment. The IRS does not consider an operating lease to be a purchase, but rather a tax-deductible 

overhead expense. Therefore, you can deduct the lease payments from your corporate income.

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Balance sheet management. Because an operating lease is not considered a long-term debt or liability, 

 it does not appear as debt on your fi nancial statement, thus making you more attractive to traditional lenders 

when you need them.

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100 percent fi nancing. With leasing, there is very little money down - perhaps only the fi rst and last month's 

payment are due at the time of the lease. Since a lease does not require a down payment, it is equivalent to 
100 percent fi nancing. That means that you will have more money to invest in revenue-generating activities.

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Immediate write-off of the dollars spent. Leasing payments are treated as expenses on a company's 

balance sheet, therefore, equipment does not have to be depreciated over fi ve to seven years.

Ron Clamp

MonUMent specialists

monument@hyatts.com • (800) 234-9288 ext 301

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800-234-9288  ext 301

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