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NC State Crafts Center Cabochons

Workshop Raleigh

Website
https://crafts.arts.ncsu.edu/
Location
Thompson Hall, 210 Jensen Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Last checked
2026-09-25

What it is

NC State Crafts Center Cabochons is a first-party multi-week beginner lapidary workshop run by the Crafts Center at NC State University (Arts NC State) in Thompson Hall, Raleigh. The official class page describes a beginning-level course in cutting slabs of stone and polishing them into dome-shaped cabochons, covering stone identification, proper use of equipment, and producing a finished cab on the proper grinding wheels — starting with agate or quartz. It is a public-enrollment craft-studio class, not a membership gem club and not a retail supply shop.

Who it’s for

Beginners — members of the public as well as NC State students — in the Raleigh / Triangle area who want structured, instructor-led cabochon cutting over several consecutive Sundays, with stones, equipment, and class supplies included in the fee. The page asks students not to register unless they can attend the first date.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party lapidary workshop with a printed Raleigh studio address, dated Fall 2026 sections, a named instructor, and on-page dollar tuition by audience — not a scraped directory card, not a gem-club meeting listing, and not Amazon / jewelry-mall retail.

  • Studio / contact (class page footer — checked 2026-09-25): The Crafts Center, Thompson Hall, 210 Jensen Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. Mailing: The Crafts Center, Campus Box 7320, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7320. Phone 919.515.2457. Email [email protected].
  • Tuition (Cabochons page — checked today): Public $195; NC State Students $115. Stones, equipment, and other supplies used during class are included in the class fee.
  • Fall 2026 sections (Cabochons page — checked today; instructor Beverly House; skill level Beginner):
    • Section A: Sundays, 6 weeks, August 23 – October 4 (skip 9/6), 1:00–4:00 p.m. (already under way on the check date).
    • Section B: Sundays, 5 weeks, October 11 – November 15 (skip 10/18), 12:30–4:30 p.m.
  • Prerequisite (page — checked today): must be able to attend on the first date.
  • Registration (page — checked today): “Register for this class” links to NC State’s REPORTER registration system (course ID DASA-CRAFTS-LAP-01).

Tuition, section dates, and seat availability above are what the official class page showed on the check date. Seats and fees change. Confirm the live class page and registration system before treating any figure or seat as fixed.

Official URL

https://crafts.arts.ncsu.edu/

Cabochons class page: https://crafts.arts.ncsu.edu/cabochons-2/

Registration (NC State REPORTER): https://reporter.ncsu.edu/link/courseview?courseID=DASA-CRAFTS-LAP-01&deptName=DASA

Location

The Crafts Center — Thompson Hall, 210 Jensen Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. Phone 919.515.2457; email [email protected].

This is a university craft-studio / class address, not a gem-club meeting hall and not a lapidary retail counter.

Notes

  • Category is Workshops. Public-enrollment, curriculum-first beginner cabochon course with printed Fall 2026 sections and tuition. Not a Clubs membership society and not a Suppliers equipment/rough shop.
  • Tuition ($195 public / $115 NC State students), section dates, and instructor are transcribed from the official Cabochons class page checked on 2026-09-25 and may change.
  • Section A was already in progress on the check date; Section B (October 11 – November 15) is the next printed start.
  • The Crafts Center lapidary category index returned a Cloudflare bot check from this workstation; the individual class page and home page loaded normally and are what this listing cites.
  • First-party class-page featured image saved as nc-state-crafts-center-cabochons.jpg (from crafts.arts.ncsu.edu uploads).
  • Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza or NC State University.
  • No Lapidary Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: What does the Crafts Center cabochon class cost?
A: Official Cabochons page checked 2026-09-25: Public $195; NC State Students $115. Stones, equipment, and supplies used in class are included. Confirm live tuition on https://crafts.arts.ncsu.edu/cabochons-2/ before registering.

Q: When does the next section run?
A: The page printed Section B on Sundays, October 11 – November 15, 2026 (skipping 10/18), 12:30–4:30 p.m., taught by Beverly House. Section A (August 23 – October 4) was already under way. You must be able to attend the first date.

Q: Is this a gem club or a supply shop?
A: Neither. This entry is listed as Workshops — a public-enrollment beginner cabochon course at NC State’s Crafts Center studio in Thompson Hall. For membership gem societies, see Clubs; for equipment/rough retail, see Suppliers.