What it is

Schack Art Center Introduction to Lapidary is a first-party multi-session lapidary workshop at Schack Art Center in downtown Everett, Washington. The official class page frames a beginner, hands-on curriculum covering how to evaluate agate and jasper slabs, safely use a trim saw, dop stones, and grind/polish finished cabochons for jewelry or collecting. Schack itself is a visual-arts center (founded 1974 as the Arts Council of Snohomish County) with classes, exhibitions, a gallery store, and a public glassblowing hot shop. This listing is for the lapidary class curriculum, not a membership gem club and not a retail lapidary supply shop.

Who it’s for

Beginners (ages 13+) and jewelry makers who want a published three-Saturday studio series to learn cabochon cutting with stones and materials provided — without joining a gem club or buying residential school weeks. Registration runs through Schack’s first-party class page (member-code discount noted on the fee line).

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party lapidary workshop with a printed Everett studio address, published 2026 Saturday session dates and hours, a printed $200 tuition, and a lapidary-specific cabochon curriculum — not a scraped directory card, not a monthly gem-club meeting, and not Amazon / jewelry-mall retail.

Studio / contact (class page + site footer — checked 2026-09-23): Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. Phone (425) 309-7723. Email [email protected]. Hours printed: Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5.
Introduction to Lapidary (class page — checked today): $200.00 (discount with member code). Saturdays, August 22, 29 & September 5, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sessions: 3. Ages: 13+. Level: Beginner. Instructor: Leslie Dickinson. Location on page: Schack Art Center, Metalsmithing Studio.
Curriculum (class page — checked today): evaluate stone slabs for design placement; safely use a trim saw for rough shapes; create and use a dopping stick; grind and polish to a professional finish; leave with several finished cabochons from agate and jasper slabs. No prior lapidary experience required; all stones and materials provided. Page availability note on check date: Only 1 available.

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

Official URL

https://www.schack.org/

Introduction to Lapidary (class / registration): https://www.schack.org/classes-workshops-events/introduction-to-lapidary-2

About Schack Art Center: https://www.schack.org/about

Location

Schack Art Center — 2921 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. Phone (425) 309-7723; email [email protected]. Hours printed on class/site chrome: Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5.

This is a studio workshop / class campus address inside a community art center, not a jewelry retail counter and not a monthly gem-club meeting hall.

Notes

Category is Workshops. Curriculum-first multi-session lapidary class. Not a Clubs membership gem society and not a Suppliers equipment/rough shop.
$200 tuition, Aug 22 / Aug 29 / Sep 5 2026 Saturday windows (12:00–3:00 p.m.), and “Only 1 available” wording are transcribed from the official class page checked on 2026-09-23 and may change.
First-party brand mark saved beside this listing as schack-art-center-lapidary.jpg (from schack.org / Squarespace CDN).
Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza.
No Lapidary Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: What does Introduction to Lapidary cost in 2026?
A: Official class page checked 2026-09-23: $200 for the three-Saturday series (member-code discount mentioned on the fee line). Materials included. Confirm live tuition on the class URL before registering.

Q: When are the printed sessions?
A: Class page checked 2026-09-23 listed Saturdays August 22, 29, and September 5, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Confirm live availability before planning attendance.

Q: Is this a gem club or a supply shop?
A: No. Schack Art Center Introduction to Lapidary is listed here as Workshops — published studio curriculum for cabochon cutting. It is not a monthly membership club and not a mail-order equipment retailer. For clubs, see Clubs; for saws/cabbers/rough retail, see Suppliers.