Carriage Manor Resort
Lapidary-Silversmith Club
Welcome to Lapidary/Silversmith - An Official Carriage Manor Resort Club.
Lapidary/Silversmith membership is a diverse group of men and women whose experience ranges from beginners to those with extensive experience working with rocks, glass, silver, and copper. A wide variety of crafts can be created in “The Shop” including many types of jewelry, chain maille, fused glass, belt buckles, and resin crafts.
Get Creative!
Lapidary/Silversmith is a way to get your creative juices flowing. Members have a great facility to make a wide variety of rock projects, including things as small as a pendant to slabbing large rocks for mountain scenes, coasters or trivets. After lapidary class, students may want to be trained on the silversmith side of The Shop. There you will learn to create silver settings for gemstones, such as a ring or pendant. Resin turntables have become a very popular way to cut and polish rocks and make a useful item!
Classes
There are a variety of classes in several mediums. Classes are taught by member volunteers.
Lapidary
Learn how to use saws and grinders. You will turn at least one rock into a pendant.
Silversmith
A one-on-one class where you will learn how to make a silver setting for a stone you finished in lapidary.
Dichroic Glass
Learn how to use the kiln to make jewelry and a wide variety of art projects.
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Wire-Wrapping
Learn how to cut and wind varieties of metal wire as settings for bracelets, pendants, earrings and more.
Chain Maille- Jump Ring
Join metal rings in patterns to make elegant jewelry. You will also learn how to make your own jump rings.
