Weekly Workshops
All workshops are held in the wood workshop (northern-most
building (building number 2 below), north entrance) of the
Rochester School for the Deaf, 1545 St. Paul Street, Rochester,
New York.
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WORKSHOP RULES
These are not new, just thought I'd post them so that everyone is
aware of them. They will also be posted in the workshop. Most of
these are from the club bylaws.
1. You MUST be a current paid member of the Lapidary Club to use the
workshop/equipment. This is so that you are covered by our insurance
policy. If the membership chairman is not present, you may be
required to show your membership card.
2. You MUST ALWAYS wear safety glasses.
3. Please only cab one stone at a time. According to our club
bylaws:
“This Corporation is not formed for profit, and none of its assets
shall be used for the pecuniary gain or profit of any individual who
is or may become a member.”
This means that the equipment may not be used for any member’s
monetary gain. With an increase in popularity of the workshops, we
need to make sure that everyone has a chance to use the equipment.
We understand that you may want to sell a few of your stones, but
know that you should not be making stones in quantity for sale.
4. If you are done with your first stone and want to start a second
stone on the same machine, we ask that you wait at least 5 minutes
to be sure that no one else has been waiting for that machine. If no
one else moves in to use the equipment you may start a second stone.
5. New members, on their first night, can select up to three slabs
as starter practice material, after which they should bring in their
own material. Materials can be easily obtained online through eBay
or other sites, or even at a Gem Show.
6. Children under the age of 10 are not allowed to use the powered
equipment. Ages 10-16 are asked to be supervised by a parent or
guardian, or they will be unable to use the machines.
* Failure to follow any of these rules may result in the temporary
loss of your workshop privileges.
Saturday Carving Workshops
The Saturday workshop is held from 10:00am to 3:00 pm on the
second Saturday of the month after the general meeting. This
workshop is our stone carving workshop. We teach soapstone carving
to anyone who is interested. We currently have a small supply of
rough soapstone that we will sell (at the price that we paid for it)
to anyone who does not have any, and we do have a collection of
tools that were bought or donated in past years for beginners to
learn with.