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Joe has been doing lapidary
work since 1974. He has taught Cabbing and Opal Cutting at
his Rock Shop in Avon Park, FL, and at his local gem club
workshop where he was workshop director in 1988. He has been
teaching at William Holland since 1992. He also teaches at
Wildacres and William Holland for SFMS. Joe and his wire,
Addy, won the AFMS "Each One Teach One' national award
in 1989. He has specialized in Opal Cutting and Casting since
1998. He has developed "Opal Cure" which is a simple
method of healing cracks in opals and other soft stones. He
teaches this technique in great detail in his Opal classes.
Joe also specializes in the many uses of the new space age
glues and epoxy, which he will explain.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Opal class covers cutting
of Australian, Boulder, Mexican and Spencer Opals. Joe teaches
doublets and triplets in addition to the free form and calibrated
opals. His class uses Genie, Pixie, flat laps, band saws,
trim saws and buffers and anything else that is new to the
market. He also shows you how to appraise your finished Opal
piece.
CLASS FEE - $20.00 for
consumable materials used in class and opal rough for the
week runs $100.00 and up depending on the grade of opal used.
Opal rough will be available for purchase or you can bring
from home.
Maximum Number of Students:
6
Pre-requisite: None
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