Old Pueblo Lapidary Club Classes and Shop Sessions

Silversmithing and Cabochon Cutting:

Monday Afternoon - Beginners welcome!
Charles Peters will be conducting a beginning cabochon cutting lab Mondays from 1-4 PM. Fees charged.
Please call the instructor to reserve a spot in this class: 574-2987

Monday Evening - Beginners welcome!
Lou Akerman will be conducting a beginning silversmithing lab Mondays from 1-4 PM. Fees charged.
Please call the instructor to reserve a spot in this class: 290-6968

Tuesday Morning - Beginners welcome!
Weekly open shop sessions providing members with access to the club equipment. Ron Davidson is the monitor in our silversmithing and cabbing shops. Tuesdays from 9-Noon. Hourly shop fees charged.

Tuesday Evening - Beginners welcome!
Weekly open shop sessions providing members with access to the club equipment. Billy Bob Riley is the monitor. Tuesdays from 6-9 PM. Hourly shop fees charged.

Thursday Morning - Beginning Cabbing
Beginning Cabbing - Class fee charged. Billy Bob Riley is the instructor. Tuesdays from 9-Noon. Hourly shop fees charged.

Saturday - Beginners welcome!
Dan Harmsen conducts weekly open shop sessions providing members with access to the club equipment in our cabbing shop on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Hourly shop fees charged.

Casting
Contact Chuck Lundstrom teaches lost wax casting in our casting rooms Wednesday nights from 6-9 PM. Class fee charged.
Contact Chuck at 577-6446

Chain Making
Dave Arens will be teaching a chain making class in our jewelry lab on Thursday nights. Please call Dave to reserve a spot in this class. Class fee charged.
Contact Dave at 749-2113

Rough Sawing
Jim Baker provides rock sawing for members on Tuesdays from 6-9 PM and Fridays from 9 AM to Noon. Your rough - our saws. Nominal cutting fees charged.
Contact Jim at 886-2126

Faceting
Monday Afternoon - Faceting Guild
Paul Head conducts weekly faceting guild sessions for experienced faceters only on Mondays from 1-4 PM.

Monday Evening - Faceting Class
Earl Zoeller conducts weekly class sessions for beginners and open shop sessions for experienced faceters on Mondays from 6-9 PM. Class tuition or hourly shop fee charged.

Other Classes
Classes in chain making, inlay, opal cutting, bead making and other topics are offered on a periodic basis. Most of these periodic classes are offered during the fall and winter months as interest is indicated and volunteer instructors are secured. Check the class sign-up sheets on the bulletin board in the club house for further information on pending classes or check with our class coordinator.

Instructors
Class Coordinator: Dave Witwer - 219-0942
Cabochon Cutting:
Charles Peters - 574-2987
Dan Harmsen - 721-8452
Ron Davidson - 749-3157
Casting:
Chuck Lundstrom - 577-6446
Chain Making:
Dave Arens - 749-2113
Silversmithing:
Lou Akerman - 290-6968
Faceting:
Earl Zoeller - 886-3518
Paul Head - 296-0331

OPLC provides instructional classes and open shop sessions for its members. Class tuition and shop fees are charged to help defray equipment and facilities expenses. Time punch cards are available from class instructors/open shop monitors providing a discount to regular users of club equipment and facilities.

Any member in good standing can sign up for any class. OPLC classes are not open to non-members. However, anyone can join the club and take a class immediately, there is no waiting period. There are sign-up sheets on the bulletin board in the club house. To sign up for a class put your name and phone number on the sheet for the class(es) you want to take.

Classes are usually held whenever at least four people have signed up for a class and an instructor is available. The instructor determines the class size. All the classes are held on a prepaid basis. If paying by check the check should be made out to OPLC. Please indicate the class in the memo area on your check. Payment should be given or to the class instructor. They will give you a receipt for the payment.

If there's a subject you'd like to see taught, contact our class coordinator. Instructors are needed in order for classes to be taught. You don't need to be an expert to be an OPLC instructor. All that's needed is some knowledge about what you are teaching and a desire to help somebody else. If you are able to teach a class, please contact our class coordinator. We guarantee you'll have eager students and no discipline problems!