$180 Member, $220 Non-member

Saturday, August 27

Capacity: 1-2

Medium: Stone

Description:

You will learn lapidary, about different materials, safety, equipment, and how to cut a stone. During the class, you will take a slab of rock, trim it down, and polish it in to a finished cabochon ready to be set. The class will be 6 hours, with a half hour break mid-way through. Students will be provided with a resource and information sheet summarizing what they have learned.

Topics covered:

• Safety in lapidary
• Overview of equipment
• How to design a cabochon, what to look for in a stone, and templates
• Marking out a stone for cutting
• How to cut a girdle and dome, and mention of varying dome and girdle heights
• What makes for a well cut cabochon
• Dop wax and dop sticks, how to hold the stone for cutting
• different stages of cutting and grinding
• How to achieve high polish for different materials

Materials needed to bring:

• Respirator – “3M P100 Household Respirator with 60921 filter cartridges” is absolutely prefered, but N95or KN95 will also work. No other form of mask is permitted.
• Apron
• Ultra-fine sharpie marker
• Eye protection
• Pen/pencil and paper for notes

Materials that will be supplied:

• Lapidary equipment – cabbing unit and trim saw
• Dop wax and dop sticks
• Agate/jasper/chalcedony slab that the stone will be cut from