Lapidary Shop Hours – Lapidary Classes or Work on Your Own

Classes or Shop Hours

Lapidary Shop Hours

Shop Classes or Work on Your Own

Don’t forget our Lapidary Shop is open on a regular basis now plus on weekends by appointment. If we have a few Members wanting to work regularly on weekends we will set a specific weekend day each month to be open.

Shop Hours
Tuesdays – 4 pm to 8 pm
Saturdays – Open by appointment
Call a few days a head to set time.

Call Bob Pattie. His contact info is available in our newsletter or at our general meetings.

Shop fees: If you are a Club Member and help maintain the shop and equipment you can work for FREE plus cutting on the big saws $5 per saw hour.

Members: Shop Fees – $5 per day plus cutting on the big saws $5 per saw hour.

Non-Members: Shop Fees – $10 per day. In addition cutting on the big saw $10 per hour. Non-Members have access to the Club Lapidary Shop at the discretion of the Shop Manager or the Club Board.

Updated: August 18, 2017 — 10:50 pm

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  Our big rock, gem and jewelry show is at the end of this month. We have so many opportunities for you to come and be a part of it – from helping our wonderful vendors load in their gear, to setting up tables, greeting guests, helping with kid’s activities, and so much more. All of our volunteers always go home with free rocks – and free shop hours! I’ll be spending those three days (Friday, June 26 – our set up day – through Sunday, June 28) at the Silent Auction table, working on raising money for our …

Meeting Announcements

  • Club president Noelle Barnes will present “Rockhounding on the Road – How to Find Rocks Wherever You Are” – tools you can use to find a rockhounding location when you’re on the road, and in places you haven’t been before. Show and Tell: bring a rock or fossil you found outside of Washington (if available) or something that’s just too good not to share.

  • Our own Mike Blanton will bring his expertise to this club meeting program – he will share the tools, tips and tricks he has developed to drill holes in stones and minerals so you can do more with the rocks you find. Show and Tell: bring a rock you’d like to make into something else.

  • Club Wagonmaster and rock shop creator Roger Danneman will present an overview of the new club shop – including equipment, scheduling, stewards, and what you can expect from this exciting new resource.  Show and Tell: bring a rock you want to polish or make into a cabochon (or something you’ve already polished or made)

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