Lapidary
Art
Interested in hands-on creative crafting?
Lapidary arts involve cabbing, faceting, and sculpting fossils, minerals, and gemstones into functional, decorative, and wearable creations! The club’s artists have a few recommendations on where to start...
Subjects relative to lapidary art:
- Art
- Jewelry Crafting
- Faceting
- Cabbing
- Tumbling
- Carving
- Engraving
- Intarsia
- Inlay Stones
- Wire Wrapping
- Stone Setting
- Wax Molding
- Metal Casting
- Architecture
- Sculpture
- Stone Masonry
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Jewelry Crafting
- History / Literature
- Archaeology
- Ancient Civilizations
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Social Studies
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World Religion
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Science
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Geology
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Gemology
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Mineralogy
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Technology
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3D Modeling
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Cartography
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Engineering
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Manufacturing
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Mathematics
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Geometry
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Key search terms:
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lapidary art
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jewelry
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faceting
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cabochon
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cabbing
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tumbling
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carving
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engraving
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intarsia
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inlay stones
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wire wrapping
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stone setting
Tools for creating lapidary art:
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vise (and/or loupe)
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scribe (and stencils)
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dop wax (and stick)
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saw
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grinding wheels
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sanding wheels
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cabbing machine
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faceting machine
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polishing wheel
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tumbler (with grits)
Careers involving lapidary art:
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lapidary artist
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gemstone facetor
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diamond facetor
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jewelry designer
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bench jeweler
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fabrication artist
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sculptor
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stone mason
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graphic designer
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3D model maker
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technical staff
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set designer
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museum curator
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teacher
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salesperson
Resource
Education
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- “Learn How to Cut Gems”
- Offers lapidary services and lessons in faceting and cabbing gemstones into finished pieces.
- International Gem Society (IGS)
- “[T]he world’s top resource for gem professionals, enthusiasts, and industry content.”
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Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
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“A public benefit, non-profit institute, GIA is the leading source of knowledge, standards, and education in gems and jewelry.”
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Jewelry
Organizations
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- “The American Gem Society is the country’s preeminent jewelry trade organization dedicated to consumer protection.”
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American Gem Trade Association (AGTA)
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“The AGTA is recognized within the jewelry trade as the authoritative source on natural colored gemstones: “The voice of the natural colored gemstone, pearl and cultured pearl industries.””
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