Description
The art of lapidary encapsulates many skills from sawing to shaping drilling and polishing of both precious and semi precious gem stones We are a workshop that teaches gem stone cutting by hand, not machine! You will be taught all aspects of gem stone cutting, polishing and how to use the equipment. Learn how to cut and polish precious and semi precious gem stones in there many different forms from cabochons to faceted gemstones. Sawing tuition Learn with us how to dissect rough gem stone. Lab grown or man made gem material is easy to saw. Until you find imperfections this can comprise a flaw or colour patch. Then you arrive at natural gem stone material which can also have colour patches and flaws. We will teach you how to cut the flaws out and keep the colour to enhance natural gem material. Drilling tuition Learn with us how to drill gem stones with a tube drill. Most drilling that’s under taken on gem stones is with a diamond burr which can only drill a few millimetres with a tube drill you can drill as deeper hole as you require. A example if you drill a drop shape stone with a hole in the top and glue it to a mount eventually the glue will dry or crack and the stone will fall off. If you tube drill the stone through its sides Ie from left to right you will create what we describe as a horse shoe shaped drill hole. Cabochon tuition Cabochon form of cutting is the earliest form of gem stone fashioning and the simplest. Its simply a curved domed polished surface learn with us how to saw and cut polish from rough stone.
What's included in the price?
~ Tuition and knowledge of a gem stone cutting master of some sixty years. ~ Use of workshop equipment.
Duration
1 day
Cancellation policy
Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Suitable for
- Adults
- Teenagers
- Children
- Learning difficulties (SEN)
- Intermediate level
- Suitable for beginners