Wednesday Night Workshops: 

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THE NEW WORKSHOP START TIME IS 7PM.  PLEASE TRY NOT TO COME TOO EARLY AS WE NEED TIME TO SET UP. 

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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.

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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.

Thank you.

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Saturday Morning 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.  

*map updated 3-4-06*