Gemstone Faceting One-Day Workshop
Faceting is the art and skill of taking a rough piece of gemstone and creating a stone with flat planes (facets) suitable for jewelry. Learn to use a Raytech Shaw faceting machine to grind and polish precision facets. You’ll proceed step-by-step to the completion of a simple faceted masterpiece. Beautiful colored glass is the perfect material to ensure student success in this one-day workshop. Your creations will sparkle as if they’re gems, while you’ll work with glass. Brian will show you lots of tips and tricks learned over his years as a professional stonecutter, to help make your introduction to faceting a sparkling success. You’ll love the small class size and quality equipment.
Instructor
Brian Burdette
Brian is a retired configuration management associate and a lifelong rock hound with a degree in geology. He initially learned to cut stones as a teenager through a local gem and mineral club. Once settled into a career (non geology)… Read more