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ClubApache Junction Rock and Gem Club
Apache Junction
Apache Junction, AZ gem and lapidary club since 1966 with its own member lapidary shop on W. Superstition Blvd. Dues from $60; meets 2nd Thursdays, Sept–May.
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SupplierArrowhead Lapidary Supply
Wellington
Wellington, Ohio online and phone-order lapidary supply house selling cabbing machines, combo units, slab and trim saws, tumblers, saw blades, belts, discs, laps, polishes, tumbling grit, rough and cut agates through its own cart, with printed prices (for example Diamond Pacific Genie $2,380, CabKing 8-inch $2,499, Covington 18-inch slab saw $5,208, Ohio-made Roc-Crystal Automatic Cabbing Machine $6,200, 10-inch sintered saw blade $85.75) and a 30-day return policy.
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ClubAustin Gem & Mineral Society
Austin
Nonprofit Austin gem, mineral, and lapidary club founded in 1950, with a Burnet Lane clubhouse, SIGs, and the annual Gem Capers show.
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WorkshopB Golden Jewelry School Intro to Lapidary
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah beginner stone-only lapidary class at B Golden Jewelry School, where students slab rough on the saws, shape a flat slab into a domed cabochon and polish it through the grits, with a cap of three students, a printed class price of $115 (plus a stated $5–$10 for materials), weekly Monday 6–8 p.m. sessions on the school's own class calendar through December 21, 2026, and access to the school's hourly lapidary studio ($25 an hour) after the 2-hour class.
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WorkshopBARN Introduction to Lapidary: Cutting and Carving Stones
Bainbridge Island
A dated beginner lapidary class at BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network), a community maker center on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Students cut and polish cabochons on the studio’s cutting and polishing equipment. The session on the check date ran November 10–12, 2026 (10 a.m.–3 p.m.), taught by GIA Graduate Gemologist and jeweler Karin Luvaas, at $393 for members or $481 for guests, including a $40 materials fee. Ages 14+. It is the prerequisite for BARN’s intermediate lapidary classes and its Focused Open Studio: Lapidary sessions.
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SupplierBey's Rock Shop Online Store
Bechtelsville
A family-owned rock shop in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania (since 1961) that sells through its own WooCommerce store with a cart and printed prices. For lapidary and tumbling it sells rough by the piece (for example Brazilian amethyst, carnelian, iolite, moonstone, kunzite), agate and petrified-wood slabs, about 100 finished cabochons, and tumbled stones, along with minerals, fossils and geodes. The walk-in store is open Tuesday–Saturday.
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ClubBozeman Gem and Mineral Club
Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana gem, mineral and lapidary membership club organized in 1939 and billed as the oldest rock club in Montana, with a club-owned lapidary workshop building on Glider Lane in Belgrade, third-Tuesday 7 p.m. meetings at the Belgrade Senior Center, published 2026 dues ($20 adult / $30 family a year), a dated 2026 meeting and field-trip calendar, two club quartz claims, and an annual spring show at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds.
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SupplierCabKing
Westmont
Westmont, Illinois maker of CabKing 6″ and 8″ cabbing machines, sold complete with diamond wheels, with printed dollar prices and a U.S. factory assembly note.
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ClubCapital Mineral Club
Canterbury
A nonprofit (501(c)(3)) mineral and geology club for central New Hampshire that meets the second Saturday of each month from September through June at the NH Sno-Shakers Clubhouse in Canterbury. Adult dues are $10 a year (juniors free with an adult member). It runs a Future Rockhounds of America youth group for ages 9–15, gives college field-camp grants and scholarships, publishes a monthly newsletter and holds an annual show at the Everett Arena in Concord.
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ClubCentral Dakota Gem & Mineral Society
Bismarck
A Bismarck, North Dakota gem, mineral and lapidary society (Central Dakota Gem & Mineral Society / CDG&MS) founded in 1966 with its own website. It meets on the first Sunday of most months at 2:00 p.m. in Room A of the Bismarck Public Library, welcomes visitors, runs field trips and show-and-tell, and held its 52nd Annual Gem & Mineral Show on October 24–25, 2026 at the Bismarck Eagles. Affiliated with RMFMS and AFMS.
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ClubCentral Michigan Lapidary and Mineral Society
Okemos
Okemos / Greater Lansing, Michigan nonprofit lapidary and mineral society organized in May 1957, with published dues ($10 adult / $15 family / $2 student), third-Thursday 7 p.m. meetings at the Okemos Masonic Center, Midwest Federation affiliation, and a dated October 16–18, 2026 60th annual show in Mason.
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WorkshopCFMS Camp Paradise
Strawberry Valley
Week-long residential lapidary and jewelry-arts camp in Strawberry Valley, California, with published 2026 sessions and room-and-board pricing.
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ClubChicago Rocks and Minerals Society
Chicago
Nonprofit Chicagoland gem, mineral, and lapidary club meeting 2nd Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. in Skokie (except July/August), with published membership dues and award-winning newsletter.
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WorkshopClearwater Nature Center Gem Cutting & Cabochon Workshop
Clinton
A one-day, four-hour beginner lapidary workshop run by Prince George's County Parks and Recreation (M-NCPPC) at Clearwater Nature Center in Cosca Regional Park, Clinton, Maryland. Adults use diamond saws, grinders and polishing equipment to cut a rough stone into a polished cabochon. It runs on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under two recurring titles, with a Jewelry: Cabochon Cutting session on October 3, 2026 and a DIY Gem Cutting & Jewelry Making session on November 7, 2026. Tickets are $30 for residents and $39 for non-residents, ages 18 and up.
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ClubColorado Springs Mineralogical Society
Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs, Colorado rock, mineral and lapidary club (Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society / CSMS), founded in 1936, with its own website. Its stated goals include promoting earth-science knowledge “especially as they relate to mineralogy, lapidary, and fossils” and encouraging the “fashioning of minerals.” General meetings are at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Colorado Springs Christian School. It runs Lapidary and Faceting satellite groups (by appointment), plus Jewelry, Crystal Study, Fossil, Micromount and Pebble Pups groups. Dues are $30 individual, $40 family, $15 junior and $100 corporate. It sponsors the annual Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show and is a member of RMFMS and AFMS.
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ClubColumbia Gem & Mineral Society
Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina gem, mineral and lapidary club, a 501(c)(3) and member of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies. It meets on the third Monday of each month at Hope Church, with a speaker or interactive program, and runs field trips around the Southeast, a lapidary workshop and an annual Gem and Mineral Show (Nov 20–22, 2026). Dues are $30 for a family and $25 for an individual, with a monthly newsletter, the Rocky Trails.
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SupplierCopper Canyon Lapidary & Jewelry
Sedona
A small Sedona, Arizona lapidary business that sells cabbing and carving rough, faceting rough, slabs, turquoise rough and finished cabochons through its own WooCommerce store with a shopping cart, and also offers slabbing, cabbing and sculpting services. It carries on ColorWright.com, a rock-cutters' supplier since 1996 that Mike and Courtenay Beck took over in 2018. Printed prices on the check date included bloodstone rough from India at $11.25 a pound, chevron amethyst rough from Brazil at $12.00 a pound, Arizona rainbow petrified wood rough at $3.50–$10.00 a pound and a quarter-inch Australian nunderite slab at $30.00.
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SupplierCovington Engineering
Meridian
Meridian, Idaho maker of lapidary equipment: rock saws, tumblers, grinders and flat laps, sold direct from the official Covington shop.
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ClubDallas Gem and Mineral Society
Dallas
Nonprofit Dallas gem, mineral, and lapidary club with Plano Road workshop and meeting space, third-Tuesday general meetings, and published calendar-year dues.
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ClubDelaware Mineralogical Society
Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware non-profit club, incorporated in 1960, "dedicated to the promotion and education of mineralogy, paleontology and the lapidary arts." Its free public meetings are held on the second Monday of the month (September–November and January–May) at the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science. Membership is $20 for adults, $25 for families and $10 for college students. The 63rd annual DMS Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show runs March 6–7, 2027.
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ClubDes Moines Lapidary Society
Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa nonprofit lapidary membership society formed in 1955 that owns its clubhouse and workshop at 2608 24th St., with published dues ($25 individual / $35 household), first-Saturday meetings September–May, member workshop hours, and a dated October 17–18, 2026 show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Elwell Family Food Center.
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SupplierDiamond Pacific
Barstow
Barstow, California manufacturer of lapidary equipment — Genie, Pixie, Titan gem makers, Nova wheels, tumblers, and blades — sold from the official shop.
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WorkshopDIYcave Intro to Lapidary: Learn to Make a Cabochon
Bend
Bend, Oregon two-hour beginner cabochon class at the DIYcave community makerspace, where students trim a slab on the saw and then grind, sand and polish it to a finished cabochon on a cabbing machine, with seven dated October 2026 sessions (October 13–27, 4–6 p.m.), a maximum of 2 students per session, all materials and tools included, printed prices of $129 (non-members) and $103.20 (DIYcave members), and no membership required.
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WorkshopDuluth MakerSpace Lapidary 101
Duluth
A two-hour, hands-on introduction to lapidary at the Duluth MakerSpace, a member-run cooperative workshop in Duluth, Minnesota. The class presents the shop's saws, drill, lapidary polishers and cabbing machines, with hands-on time on the saw and cabbing arbor, and is the first step toward Lapidary Studio certification. It runs Thursday, Oct 22, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m., costs $40 ($35 for members), is for ages 18+, and showed 5/5 enrolled (full) on the check date.
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EFMLS Wildacres Workshop
Little Switzerland
Eastern Federation week-long residential Wildacres workshop with published spring dates, tuition+room+meals package, and lapidary/jewelry class catalog — distinct from the SFMS Wildacres weeks already listed.
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El Paso Mineral and Gem Society Lapidary Classes (Redgie Medlock School of Jewelry Arts)
El Paso
A recurring six-week lapidary class in El Paso, Texas, run by the El Paso Mineral and Gem Society at its school (the Redgie Medlock School of Jewelry Arts) in Memorial Park Senior Center. Students cut rock into slabs, then shape and polish cabochons to set in jewelry. Lapidary meets Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. The session on the check date ran October 26 to December 2, 2026. The society’s pages list a $50 fee per six-week class session, plus material fees, with up to 6 students per session and basic tools and materials provided for beginners. Silversmithing, lost wax casting and creative arts classes run on the same schedule.
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Everett Rock and Gem Club
Everett
An Everett, Washington rock, gem, mineral and lapidary club (Everett Rock and Gem Club / ERGC) with its own website. Its constitution names the practice of lapidary art and jewelry making among its objectives. General meetings are at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, January–November, at the Carl Gipson Center, with speakers, show-and-tell, a rock sale and juniors activities. Dues are $20 individual, $40 couple and $10 junior. Its club class list includes cabbing, sphere making and inlay, and its 2026 annual show was May 2–3 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Affiliated with AFMS and NFMS.
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WorkshopEvergreen State College Lapidary and Fine Metals
Olympia
A four-credit Summer 2026 in-person lapidary and fine-metals course at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Students cut cabochons from stone slabs on slab saw, trim saw and cabochon equipment, then set them in brass, copper and sterling silver projects. First meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2026, noon, in LAB 2 2214 (Fine Metal Studio); CRN 40068 (second session). Required course fee $170; Summer undergraduate resident 4-credit tuition totaled $1,112.40 on the check date (non-resident higher). Non-admitted / special students can register for summer classes.
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Facetron (Fac-Ette Manufacturing)
Martinez
A Martinez, California maker of the Facetron and GemMaster faceting machines, Fac-Ette Manufacturing, which sells them directly through its own online shop and cart at facetron.com. It also sells index gears, dops, transfer jigs, motors, laps and books. Examples on the check date: the complete Facetron Kit at $4,599.00 (build time about 6–8 weeks), the GemMaster Kit at $7,999.00, Facetron index gears at $100.00 and the BigJig transfer fixture on sale at $299.00 (regular $350.00). The About page says the machines date to 1974, are 100% made in the USA, and passed from the founding Jarvi family to the Yeager family in 2023.
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SupplierFred's Rock Shop
Putney
A Putney, Vermont rock shop and lapidary workshop run by Fred McKenny, selling tumbled and polished stones, crystals, mineral specimens, slabs and handmade jewelry through its own online store with a cart, with printed prices (for example an amethyst cluster at $90 and tumbled petrified wood mini logs at $16–$22). Orders ship by USPS flat rate within the lower 48 states ($18 under $100, free at $100 or more). The shop is open Saturdays 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or by appointment.
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SupplierGearloose Lapidary
Tempe
A Tempe, Arizona maker and online seller of faceting laps, polishing compounds, lubricants and faceting tools. It was founded in 1997 by Jon "Gearloose" Rolfe, whose BATT tin-alloy lap became its core product. It sells through its own Shopify store with a cart and printed prices, for example BATT faceting lap from $199.00 (both sizes sold out on the check date), BA5T lap from $249.00, Darkside, Greenway and Matrix composite laps from $115.00, Zinc Plus prepolish lap $169.00, Tin Plus polish lap $249.00, BATTSTIK oxide compounds from $29.00 and PANDIMONIUM diamond compounds $19.99–$35.00. US orders ship by UPS.
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ClubGem & Mineral Society of Louisiana
New Orleans
A New Orleans gem, mineral and lapidary club founded in 1960 (Gem & Mineral Society of Louisiana, Inc.). It holds free public meetings on the second Monday of each month (except July and December) at 7:30 p.m. in Room 1000 of the University of New Orleans Geology/Psychology Building, runs small cabochon-cutting ($30 materials and tools, eight people per course) and lost-wax workshops, organizes field trips and a Pebble Pups youth program, and puts on an annual gem and mineral show, the 54th held October 2–4, 2026 at the Alario Center in Westwego.
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ClubGem & Mineral Society of Syracuse
Liverpool
Central New York gem, mineral, fossil and lapidary club with a Liverpool clubhouse, published annual dues ($15 adult / $10 junior / $20 family), third-Monday meetings, a members-only lapidary lab (Marie Cole Skill Center) and the GemWorld show.
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WorkshopGem Cutters Guild of Baltimore Lapidary 1.0
Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland two-day beginner cabochon class (Lapidary 1.0 with Amelia Urbanski) at the Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore's own workshop on Clipper Mill Road, with dated sessions November 14–15 and November 28–29, 2026 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.), a $240.00 registration price, a $35 materials fee for slabs for three stones, six seats per session, and no experience required.
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ClubGeorgia Mineral Society
Norcross
Norcross, Georgia gem, mineral and lapidary club founded in 1935, with its own clubhouse, published dues ($15 student / $25 individual or family / $45 with printed newsletter), first-Monday 7:30 p.m. meetings, a members-only lapidary workshop ($3/hour), and a free Mother's Day weekend show.
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WorkshopGoggleWorks Jewelry Making Lapidary Earrings
Reading
Reading, Pennsylvania public one-day lapidary class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, shaping and polishing stone earrings in the Metalsmithing Studio for $80 non-member / $68 member, with a dated Friday, October 9, 2026 session (6–9 p.m.).
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SupplierGOTCHA ROCKS
Lanesboro
A Lanesboro, Minnesota jewelry and lapidary online shop (GOTCHA ROCKS / gotcharocks.com) with a first-party WooCommerce cart and posted prices for CabKing lapidary machines and attachments. Examples on the check date included the CabKing 6" lapidary / cabbing machine on sale at $1,399.00 (regular $1,499.00, in stock with Add to Cart) and the CabKing 6" trim-saw attachment at $370.00 (in stock). Run by goldsmith and jewelry designer Michael Seiler; the wider catalog also includes cut cabochons, jasper and related stone goods.
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SupplierHi-Tech Diamond
Westmont
Westmont, Illinois manufacturer of U.S.-made lapidary saws, cabbers, and flat-lap style machines sold from the official Hi-Tech Diamond shop.
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SupplierHighland Park Lapidary
Whitinsville
Official Whitinsville, Massachusetts shop for Highland Park slab saws, trim saws, cabbing machines, diamond blades, and related lapidary tooling with on-page dollar prices.
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ClubHouston Gem & Mineral Society
Houston
Nonprofit Houston earth-science and lapidary club with a Brooklet Drive clubhouse, section meetings, and an annual gem, mineral, jewelry & fossil show.
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ClubHuntsville Gem and Mineral Society
Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama nonprofit gem, mineral and lapidary membership society organized in 1958, with a member lapidary shop (Highland Park slab saws and ten diamond arbors) at its Education Center on Bailey Cove Rd SE, published dues ($20 individual / $25 family a year), fourth-Tuesday meetings, free member lapidary certification training, and a dated October 9–11, 2026 annual show at the Jaycee Community Building ($5 adults).
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WorkshopIdaho Rocks & Gems Cabochon Class
Boise
A walk-in, roughly two-hour cabochon class at Idaho Rocks & Gems, a rock, crystal and lapidary shop in Boise, Idaho. Students learn to select a stone and cut and polish it into a cabochon, for $35. After passing the class, rock-club members get one hour a week on the shop's cabbing machines, and 10-hour cab punch cards are $50. The shop's home page says classes are offered daily on a walk-in basis.
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WorkshopIgnite Jewelry Studios Cabochon Basics: Cutting and Polishing
Asheville
One-day, 8-hour beginner cabochon workshop at Ignite Jewelry Studios in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday, November 8, 2026 (9 a.m. ET) with guest instructor Dan Portale, who teaches rough selection, cutting, shaping and polishing on a Cab King machine. It costs $100 plus $0–$15 in materials, the class is capped at 6 students, and each student finishes a cabochon to take home.
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SupplierInland Craft
Westmont
U.S. manufacturer-direct shop for Inland diamond grinders, SwapTop flat-lap/cabbing setups, DB-100 band saws, and accessories with printed dollar prices.
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SupplierJ.H. Kalmore Company
El Paso
J.H. Kalmore in El Paso sells Mexican minerals and lapidary rough by the pound — agates, jaspers, obsidians, geodes. Mail order and by appointment. Stock list and prices on the shop site.
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SupplierJesco Products Lapidary Online Store
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City maker and seller of graded silicon carbide tumbling grit and polishes, sold through its own PinnacleCart store with printed prices, for example 5 lb of 80, 220 or 600 grit silicon carbide ($28.50–$34.50, free shipping), a $25.50 grit trio, cerium and tin oxide polishes ($21.50–$47.50) and a $15.50 rock polishing mini kit. It ships within the continental U.S. with a $10 minimum order.
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SupplierJohnson Brothers Lapidary
Orange
Orange, California first-party lapidary abrasives and equipment shop that manufactures its own JBFC diamond wheels, notched-rim saw blades, belts, discs and related tools in-plant, with printed online prices, while also stocking select other brands.
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Kent's Tools Jewelry & Lapidary Tools & Supplies
Tucson
A Tucson, Arizona jewelry and lapidary tool store, Kent's Tools, with a walk-in shop at 2745 North 1st Avenue and its own online shop and cart at kentstools.com. It sells lapidary equipment and supplies (CabKing cabbing machines, diamond saw blades, Hi-Tech Diamond and Inland products, diamond powder and paste) alongside jewelry-making tools. Examples on the check date: the CabKing 6" Cabbing Machine at $1,499.00 (sale, from $1,699.00) and the CabKing 8" at $2,499.00 (sale, from $2,699.00), both with free shipping. The site says it is an authorized dealer of brands including CabKing, HiTech, Inland and Covington Engineering. Store hours are Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Kingsley North
Norway
Norway, Michigan lapidary supply house for cabbing machines, slab saws, tumblers, abrasives, and rough, with a public shop and official catalog.
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ClubKYANA Geological Society
Louisville
A nonprofit educational fossil, mineral, rockhounding and lapidary club for Kentucky and Southern Indiana, founded in the early 1960s and incorporated in Kentucky in 1966. It meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Louisville Nature Center (6:30 p.m. social time and swap, 7 p.m. meeting), with yearly dues of $10 (student), $15 (single) or $20 (family). It runs field trips and monthly programs that include the lapidary arts, and its 2026 annual Mineral, Gem & Fossil Show is November 20–22 at Camp Crestwood in Crestwood, Kentucky, with free admission and parking.
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SupplierLapidary Mart
Sheridan
A Sheridan, Wyoming online lapidary equipment retailer founded by a rockhound named Terry. Its own Shopify store has a cart and printed prices for saws, blades, cabbing and grinding machines, flat laps, tumblers, laps, polishes and tools from Covington Engineering, Inland, Hi-Tech Diamond, Lightning Lap, CabKing, Tumble Bee and others. Examples on the check date included the Covington 18 Inch Heavy Duty Slab Saw at $6,199.00, the Hi-Tech Diamond 10 Inch Slab Saw at $899.00–$999.00, the Hi-Tech Diamond 6 Inch Trim Saw at $549.00–$607.00, the Lortone QT6 Rock Tumbler at $325.00, Covington Red Sintered Diamond Saw Blades at $23.00–$155.00 and Lightning Lap D'Lite Diamond Laps at $59.99–$148.99.
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SupplierLapidaryCentral
Olympia
Olympia, Washington first-party online lapidary-rough and used-equipment shop (LapidaryCentral) with published product prices (for example San Carlos agate rough from $13.99 half-pound / $18.99 one pound; PNW petrified wood from $5.99 half-pound / $9.99 one pound), Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. PST phone hours, and no walk-in retail floor.
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Lortone
Mukilteo
A US maker of rock tumblers, trim saws, polishing arbors and packaged tumbling abrasives, Lortone, which sells directly through its own online shop and cart at lortone.com. Examples on the check date: the 3A Rotary Tumbler at $130.00, the 33B Rotary Tumbler at $195.00, the QT6 at $325.00, the C40 Commercial Tumbler at $1,295.00, the TS10-C Trim Saw at $989.00 and the Lu6X-130 Combination Machine at $1,250.00. The About page says Lortone has made lapidary machines in America since 1978, in the Northwest. Its Contact page warns that Lortone and its authorized distributors do not sell on Amazon.
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ClubMaine Mineralogical & Geological Club
Portland
A Portland, Maine gem, mineral and lapidary club (Maine Mineralogical & Geological Society / Club) with its own website. It holds family-oriented public meetings on the third Saturday of each month from September to May at 6:30 p.m. in Payson Smith Hall on the University of Southern Maine campus, runs a youth program and field trips, and puts on an annual gem, mineral and jewelry show (the 42nd set for April 17–18, 2027 at Brick South, Thompsons Point, Portland).
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WorkshopMary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center Public Jewelry and Lapidary Class
Ocean Springs
A monthly drop-in jewelry and lapidary class at The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, taught by members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem and Mineral Society. It runs every third Wednesday of the month (or on special request) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for ages 18 and up. It's open to the public with no registration required. There is no class fee, only the cost of a material kit paid in class. Topics include gemstone cutting, gemstone identification, wire wrapping, chainmaille, beading, metal etching, silversmithing, precious metal clay and hand-tied pearls.
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WorkshopMeltdown Studio Lapidary
Albuquerque
Albuquerque jewelry-making school and studio with weekend Introduction to Lapidary intensives and guided lapidary open studio; the intro weekends were sold out with a no-charge waitlist on the check date.
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ClubMeriden Mineral Club (Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut)
Meriden
Central Connecticut 501(c)(3) gem and mineral club, in continuous operation since 1971, with a members-only lapidary center in Bristol (trim saws, cabochon shaping and polishing, geode sawing, flex-shaft carving after basic safety training), public monthly meetings in Meriden, field trips, the Chip n Pick newsletter, an annual March show and yearly dues of $15 individual or $20 household.
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WorkshopMesa Arts Center Lapidary
Mesa
Mesa, Arizona arts-center studio curriculum for multi-week lapidary and jewelry hybrid classes, including From Rock to Ring cabochon-to-setting sessions.
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WorkshopMetalwerx Cabs in a Day
Waltham
Waltham, Massachusetts one-day public cabochon workshop at nonprofit jewelry school Metalwerx (Cabs in a Day with Allison Keast), dated November 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with printed tuition $225 plus $20 studio fee and no experience required.
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WorkshopMid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society Lapidary at Fifty Forward
Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee public lapidary / stone-polishing courses run by Mid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society at FiftyForward Donelson Station, with Fall 2026 sessions starting October 1 (member $40 / non-member $70 center fee plus about $40 maintenance), multi-week cabochon curriculum, and phone registration through Fifty Forward.
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ClubMinnesota Mineral Club
St. Paul
Minnesota Mineral Club: Twin Cities rock, mineral and lapidary club meeting Sept–May at St. Paul's Wilder Center. Dues and 2026 State Fairgrounds show details.
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ClubMississippi Gem and Mineral Society
Florence
Florence, Mississippi gem, mineral and lapidary membership club chartered in 1958 as a nonprofit educational society, with its own MGMS Lapidary School building at 176 Tazan Avenue where members train and certify on lapidary and silver-room equipment, 2:30 p.m. program meetings on the fourth Saturday (except February, November and December), Saturday member shop hours of 9 a.m.–2 p.m., published dues ($35 family / $20 adult / $5 junior / $5 adult student a year), an Earth Science classroom grant program, and an annual late-February gem show in Jackson (2026 show February 28–March 1).
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SupplierMJR Tumblers
Pecatonica
Pecatonica, Illinois first-party U.S. rock-tumbler and grit manufacturer (MJR Tumblers) with published shop prices (for example medium-base tumblers with grit kits from $360–$415; single-barrel tumblers from about $350–$575; 60/90 silicon carbide grit from $14.76), phone 815-516-1288, and a two-year warranty note on product pages.
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WorkshopNC State Crafts Center Cabochons
Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina university craft-studio beginner cabochon course with published Fall 2026 Sunday sections and tuition ($195 public / $115 NC State students), stones and equipment included.
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ClubNebraska Mineral and Gem Club
Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska non-profit rock, mineral and lapidary club with its own members-only workshop at 7642 Pierce Street (open Tuesday and Thursday 6–9 p.m., $20 an evening), classes in cabochon cutting, faceting, silversmithing, wire wrapping and gem trees, 7 p.m. third-Wednesday meetings at Camelot Community Center, yearly dues of $25 single / $35 family, UNL and UNO geology scholarships, and the annual Omaha Gem and Mineral Show (2026 show September 26–27 in Papillion).
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WorkshopNorthside ISD Community Education Gemstones and Lapidary Arts
San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas adult community-education lapidary course from Northside ISD, where beginners cut and polish 2–3 finished gemstones on diamond lapidary equipment supplied by the Southwest Gem and Mineral Society, with a printed $65 fee plus a $30 supply fee paid to the instructor, three 3-hour weekly sessions per run (morning, afternoon or evening), instructors John Speck and Scott Bossard, and dated runs in October, November and December 2026 at Northside Learning Center, Bldg C.
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ClubNorthwest Arkansas Gem and Mineral Society
Siloam Springs
An educational gem, mineral, fossil and lapidary club for all ages based in its own clubhouse in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Its public monthly meetings are on the fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. with speakers on gems, minerals, earth science, fossils, lapidary work and jewelry, and members can use a fully equipped club workshop and join field trips. Upcoming dates on the check date were the October 27, 2026 general meeting, a November 17 meeting (third Tuesday, with officer elections) and a December 15 Christmas party. Its Spring Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show is April 17–18, 2027 at the NWA Armed Forces Reserve Center in Bentonville, with a $5 entry donation.
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WorkshopNova Labs From Slab to Cab Lapidary Sign-off
Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia three-hour cabochon-and-bezel class (TS_S04 From Slab to Cab) at the Nova Labs nonprofit makerspace that serves as its lapidary tools sign-off, teaching safe use of the cabochon machine and trim saw while students cut, shape and polish a slab into a cabochon and set it in a bezel pendant, with dated October 21 and 22, 2026 sessions, printed prices of $90.00 (members) and $110.00 (non-members), and slabs and bezels provided.
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WorkshopNW Rockhounds Beginning Lapidary: Cabochon Cutting
Seattle
A 3.5-hour beginner cabochon-cutting class at NW Rockhounds, a Lake City, Seattle rock shop and lapidary education center. Students cut provided Brazilian agate into a calibrated oval cabochon. The class is for ages 18+, has 4 students, and costs $100 with supplies included ($119.62 with Eventbrite fees). It is required before you can use the shop's open lapidary studio. One listed date is Sunday, Nov 15, 2026, 11 AM–2:30 PM PT.
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ClubOregon Agate & Mineral Society
Portland
Portland, Oregon rock, mineral and lapidary club that says it began in January 1933 and was "the first lapidary club in the US." It meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month (except July and December), with doors at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Dues are $20 family, $18 couples and $12 singles, and members get lapidary and rock-cutting classes, field trips, two members-only auctions and a junior program.
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ClubReno Gem and Mineral Society
Sparks
Sparks/Reno nonprofit gem & mineral club with published 2026 adult dues ($35), first-Wednesday Baldini’s meetings, field trips, classes, and Jackpot of Gems show.
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SupplierRichardson’s Rock Ranch
Madras
Madras, Oregon first-party rock shop and lapidary-rough yard (Richardson Agate Co. LLC) at 6683 NE Hay Creek Rd, with a published per-pound rough price list (for example Priday thundereggs $3/lb, Crazy Lace $5/lb, BC Jade $35/lb), posted seasonal hours, and in-person sales only for rough rock.
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SupplierRockTumbler.com
Lemont Furnace
A family-run online rock tumbling supplier in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania, from the team behind Geology.com, selling Thumler's and Lot-O tumblers, silicon carbide grit, polish, media and staff-tested tumbling rough through its own shopping cart. Printed prices on the check date included a Thumler's A-R2 two-barrel tumbler at $209.99, 60/90 coarse grit at $6.99 a pound and Dragon Blood tumbling rough at $11.99 a pound. It ships only within the United States.
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WorkshopRoseville Rock Rollers Introductory to Cabochon Making
Roseville
A six-session beginner cabochon class taught by volunteer instructors in the lapidary shop of the Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society, a nonprofit club in Roseville, California. Students learn to pick rough, use the saws, grinders, sanding wheels and polishers, and finish three cabochons from material the society provides. It is open to the public, costs $80 per person (shop fee, materials and supplies included), is limited to four students per session, and runs in recurring Monday and Wednesday time slots that you book by calling the instructor.
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Sacramento Mineral Society
Sacramento
A Sacramento, California rock, mineral and lapidary club (Sacramento Mineral Society / SMS), organized in 1936, with its own clubhouse and fully stocked lapidary shop. The 501(c)(3) non-profit says it is dedicated to increasing interest and knowledge of mineralogy, geologic sciences and lapidary arts. The shop at 5467 Ballantine Street #6 is typically open Tuesdays 6–9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 12–5 p.m. (call 916-662-5819 first). Shop use is $2.00 an hour, and new members must take a $20 Beginning Lapidary (cab) class before using the shop on their own. Single adult dues are $35 a year. Monthly educational meetings at 7 p.m. are open to the public. It runs the annual Sacramento Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show and is a member of CFMS and AFMS.
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ClubSan Diego Mineral & Gem Society
San Diego
Balboa Park (Spanish Village) gem & mineral club with published annual dues ($30 adult by check / $32 PayPal), members-only lapidary workshops at low per-session fees, and the free Gem Diego show.
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SupplierSan Juan Gems Rock Shop
Cortez
Cortez, Colorado family rock and lapidary shop, in business more than 50 years, selling rough rock, slabs, gem and dinosaur bone, cabochon templates, diamond burs and discs, and cutting supplies from its own retail store and online shop, with printed prices.
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SupplierSanta Fe Jewelers Supply
Santa Fe
A family-owned jewelry and lapidary supply house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, open since 1987, selling lapidary equipment, diamond saw blades, gemstones and rough turquoise through its own online store with a cart, alongside metals, findings and tools. Printed prices on the check date included a 10-inch CabKing diamond saw blade at $35.95 and rough Carico Lake natural turquoise at $4.95 per 20-gram bag. It also has a 6,000-square-foot showroom open Monday–Saturday.
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WorkshopSawtooth School Lapidary Cabochons
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina public lapidary cabochon courses at Sawtooth School for Visual Art (Glass Studio 208), with multi-week 5600 classes at $230 non-member / $207 member (November 4–December 2, 2026 Available on check) and one-day 56001 workshops, materials included, ages 14+.
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WorkshopSchack Art Center Introduction to Lapidary
Everett
Everett, Washington art-center beginner lapidary workshop ($200) cutting agate and jasper cabochons across three published 2026 Saturday sessions.
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SFMS Workshops at Wildacres
Little Switzerland
Week-long Southeast Federation workshop sessions at Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, North Carolina, with published 2026 weeks and lodging/tuition packages.
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ClubSt. Louis Mineral & Gem Society
St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri rock, mineral and lapidary club, a non-profit founded in 1951 to promote the earth sciences and lapidary arts. It meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month from September through May in Scott Rudolph Hall on Washington University's Danforth Campus (next meeting Friday, Nov 6, 2026). Members get field trips, the monthly Rock Lore newsletter and a Pebble Pups program for kids. Yearly dues are $15 for a single adult and $20 for a family. The club's annual show is in November 2026.
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SupplierStone Age Industries
Powell
Powell, Wyoming family-owned lapidary supplier in business since 1985, selling Covington, Diamond Pacific, Thumler's Tumbler and Rociprolap machines, MK Diamond saw blades, abrasive grit, tumbler parts, rough rock by the pound and cabbing slabs through its own online cart, with printed list and sale prices (for example Diamond Pacific Genie $2,950 list / $2,360 sale, Covington 10-inch trim saw $1,695 / $1,441, Covington 18-inch slab saw $6,200 / $5,270, 46/70 grit $4.25, Brazil agate slabs $4.95 an order) and shop visits by appointment Monday–Thursday.
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WorkshopStudio JSD Lapidary Class
Grand Haven
A 2½-hour beginner lapidary class at Studio JSD, a jewelry gallery, studio store and makerspace in Grand Haven, Michigan. Students learn the studio's lapidary equipment and cut and polish at least one stone, using their own rough or the studio's. The class is $65 and is the prerequisite for using the lapidary equipment on their own during open studio ($10 an hour). Dated sessions posted on the check date were Oct 31 (sold out), Nov 14 and Dec 1, 2026, each 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
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SupplierSUVA Lapidary Supply
Kokomo
Kokomo, Indiana family-run online lapidary equipment and supply dealer (SUVA Lapidary, LLC) selling cabbing machines, wheels, saw blades, tumblers and abrasives from Diamond Pacific, CabKing, Hi-Tech Diamond, Inland, MK Diamond and others, with printed shop prices (for example Diamond Pacific Galaxy wheels $103.00–$258.63, Mini-Sonic vibratory tumblers $425–$940, CabKing 6-inch cabbing machine $1,499–$1,599) and same/next-day shipping on in-stock items.
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SupplierThe Gem Shop
Cedarburg
Cedarburg, Wisconsin rock shop and lapidary supplier founded in 1971 by Eugene Mueller, selling rough rock by the pound, tumbling rough, cabbing slabs by the 1 lb lot, cabochons and Rhino Lapidary machines, wheels and laps through its own Shopify cart, with printed prices (for example Kambaba jasper rough $6 a lb, Graveyard Point plume agate slabs $20 a 1 lb lot, a 6-inch bonded diamond wheel $74.99, the Rhino Lapmaster 12-inch $1,650), a 30-day return policy and what it calls the largest rough-rock inventory in the Midwest, over 100,000 lb.
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SupplierThe Rock Peddler
Marlborough
A mail-order lapidary equipment and supplies retailer in Marlborough, Massachusetts, owned and operated by Jeanne Ridolfi and serving lapidaries since 1977 (the site says it has sold by mail since 1991). Its own WooCommerce shop with a cart sells brands such as Diamond Pacific, Covington, Crystalite, CabKing, Inland and Hi-Tech Diamond, covering cabbing and faceting machines, saws, saw blades, laps, diamond wheels, polishes and tumblers, with printed prices. It is a mail-order business, not a walk-in store.
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SupplierThe Rock Shed
Keystone
Keystone, South Dakota family-owned rock shop and online lapidary supplier near Mount Rushmore selling cabbing machines, slab and trim saws, diamond blades, tumblers, rough and cutting rock, slabs and South Dakota agates, with printed shop prices (for example CabKing-6V3 $1,399.00, Diamond Pacific Genie $2,600.00, Covington 18-inch slab saw $6,200.00, 10-inch 301 diamond blade $150.00) and a walk-in store at 515 1st Street.
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SupplierThumler's Tumbler
Flemington
Flemington, New Jersey maker-direct shop for Thumler's rotary rock tumblers (MP-1, A-R1, A-R2, AR-6, A-R12, Model B), Ultra-Vibe vibratory tumblers, grit, parts, and tumbling rough, with printed dollar prices on official product pages.
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SupplierThunderbird Supply Company
Gallup
A Gallup, New Mexico jewelry-making supply company founded in 1971 with a first-party online cart and posted prices for lapidary equipment, including CabKing cabbing machines and a 6-inch lapidary trim saw. Examples on the check date included the CabKing 6" cabbing machine at $1,449.99, the CabKing 8" cabbing machine at $2,499.00, a 6-inch lapidary trim saw with blade at $460.00 and a dopping station at $39.75. Family-owned, with walk-in stores in Gallup and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Flagstaff, Arizona.
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ClubTomoka Gem and Mineral Society
Holly Hill
Holly Hill / Volusia County, Florida nonprofit gem, mineral and lapidary society founded in 1964, with published dues ($20 adult / $25 family), first-Thursday 7 p.m. meetings at Sicandi Hall, a Sunday lapidary workshop, Coquina Kids program, and a dated January 17–18, 2026 annual show.
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ClubTopeka Gem and Mineral Society
Topeka
Topeka, Kansas gem, mineral and lapidary membership club with a member lapidary shop in Tecumseh open Tuesday nights 6–10 p.m., fourth-Friday general meetings at First Congregational Church, member-taught lapidary, silversmithing and wire-wrapping classes that are usually free except materials, published dues ($15 individual / $20 couple / $5 junior a year), an AFMS Future Rockhounds of America junior program, and a 2026 annual show on October 10–11 at the Woodshed Event Center in Topeka.
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ClubTucson Gem & Mineral Society
Tucson
Nonprofit Tucson gem, mineral, and lapidary club established in 1946, with a Blacklidge Drive office and the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show®.
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WorkshopTuscarora Lapidary Society Fall Classes
Brookhaven
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania lapidary education center with published Fall 2026 cabochon and faceting tuition ($140 / $145 non-member) and a full multi-week class calendar.
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WorkshopTwin Cities Maker Lapidary 101
Minneapolis
A three-hour beginner lapidary class in the lapidary shop at Twin Cities Maker, a member-run makerspace in Minneapolis. Students learn the slabbing saw, band saw, drill press, cabochon grinding wheel and grinding/polishing wheel system, and how to use templates to cut shapes for jewelry settings. It is open to non-members, with sliding-scale fees from $58 to $111 including a $10 materials fee. Posted sessions on the check date were Saturday, November 14 and Saturday, November 28, 2026, 2–5 p.m., with three spaces left in each.
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Ultra Tec Faceting
Santa Ana
Santa Ana manufacturer-direct shop for Ultra Tec V5/VL classic faceting machines, Fantasy and Glass Tec systems, with printed dollar list prices on official product pages.
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Vista Gem & Mineral Society Beginner Lapidary & Silversmithing Classes
Vista
A recurring six-week beginner lapidary and silversmithing class in Vista, California, run by the Vista Gem & Mineral Society (VGMS) at its shop at 1930 Watson Way, Suite B. Students learn to cut and polish stones, along with basic silversmithing to make finished jewelry. Sessions run Wednesdays 6–9 p.m. (plus one Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. session a year), cost $400 per six-week session (materials and silver not included) and take 8 students. Membership is required ($35 a year for an individual). On the check date all 2026 classes were full and the 2027 session dates were posted. Advanced classes are $85 per six-week session.
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Wasatch Gem Society
Sandy
Sandy/Utah nonprofit gem & mineral club with published annual dues ($15 adult), third-Monday Bicentennial Hall meetings, field trips, and a South Jordan gem show.
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White Rabbit Galleries Lapidary Class
Barberton
Barberton, Ohio community art center's monthly all-levels lapidary class taught by Ron White. It meets the second Friday (5–7 p.m.) and second Saturday (noon–2 p.m.) of each month for $25 per participant, with dated October and November 2026 sessions.
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WorkshopWilliam Holland School of Lapidary Arts
Young Harris
Week-long lapidary, cabochon, faceting and jewelry classes in Young Harris, Georgia. Lodging and meals on site; see the 2026 class schedule and how to register.
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WorkshopWisconsin Union Wheelhouse Intro to Lapidary
Madison
Madison, Wisconsin public Wheelhouse Studios beginner lapidary class through the Wisconsin Union, meeting Wednesdays 5:30–9 p.m. at the Madison Gem and Mineral Club for $210, with a dated fall 2026 session (September 23–October 28) and a matching Intermediate series.
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WorkshopWolf Craft Cabochon Workshop
Nevada City
A four-hour hands-on cabochon-cutting workshop at Wolf Craft School and Collective in Nevada City, California. The next open session on the check date was Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:00–4:00 p.m., at 205C York Street for $115.00. Instructor Leora Coronel teaches trim-saw, grinding-wheel and cabbing-machine work so students leave with at least one finished cabochon. A separate Friday, January 8 product page is also on the school's Shopify store (year not printed in the title; confirm before booking).