At Maple Ridge Lapidary Club, we engage in a variety of rock and mineral based activities. More
experienced club members are happy to pass along their expertise to the willing learner.

  • Cutting, grinding and polishing stones into round, oblong and other shapes to use as jewelry
    components.
  • Shaping a rough and weathered stone into a beautiful sculpture.
  • Faceting gemstones for high value jewellery.
  • Working with copper, silver, or gold to create jewellery through techniques like:
            - lost wax casting
            - cutting and soldering
            - hammering
            - broom casting    

Come join us, we are looking forward to meeting you.

Club hours: Stone carving  - Wednesday and Friday from 6pm to 9pm
Silversmithing - Tuesday and Friday from 6pm to 9pm
Note: Fridays is also family drop in night.
stone carving
Stone carving is an ancient activity,
transforming a rough natural stone into a
shape.
Controlling the removal of undesired
material is one particular way of
producing sculptures.
An additional method is modelling with
clay or other materials, then casting.
 silversmithing
Silversmithing is the generic term for
working with silver  to make jewellery or
other items.
Because silver, and similar metals like
copper and gold, are so malleable, there
are different ways to work with it,
including cutting, forming, soldering,
riveting, casting and squeezing.
The choices and preferences vary with
every silversmith.
 stone polishing
A cabochon is a gemstone  which
has been shaped and polished,
usually with a convex top and a flat
back and most often cut in a rounded
oval.
 faceting
Facets are flat faces that make a
geometric shape.
Cutting a gemstone with facets so that
the stone sparkles with internally
reflected light is very precise work.
Transparent or translucent gem stones
are normally used.
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