Bulletin 2025-10-29
The workshop is getting up to speed in November with cabbing courses and silversmith courses on Sundays, more faceting nights, and an auction at the end of the month. But there's more. Get ready for the potluck Christmas Party. And the best news: our 18-inch oil saw is ready to slab up your boulders. Read about it in the November newsletter.
On-Line Auction November 16-30
The November newsletter has some details about the upcoming on-line auction. Watch for the e-mail and announcement with more details, including the official URL. Anyone can register and bid. Close to the start date, you should find the auction at this link. Please come take a look and happy bidding.
This auction will have machinery, slabs, cabochons, mineral specimens and other creations by club members. 20% of the proceeds go to support the club
History of the Club
The Ottawa Lapsmith Club was founded as a small interest group in 1966. The club incorporated in 1997 and amalgamated with the Ottawa Valley Mineral Association to form the Ottawa Lapsmith & Mineral Club, thus expanding its field of interest to minerology as well as the many facets of lapidary work. Our club also organises an Annual Gem & Mineral Show in September each year, and it is always a big hit with local residents and rockhounds alike. New members are welcome to join at anytime. Any questions? Feel free to contact us with your questions and we will do our best to answer to your fullest satisfaction.
About the Club
Normally, our club maintains a well-equipped workshop in Ottawa. The workshop is used for meetings, courses, and as a place where members can work independently during supervised workshop hours. The machinery available includes saws, flat laps, silicon carbide and diamond wheel grinders, faceting machines, silversmith tools and tumblers. A small Newsletter is free to members. From time to time, there are demonstrations, field trips and other special activities. Collectively, our members have a wealth of talent and knowledge, which they are always willing to share with beginners and advanced users alike. Club members 14 years old or older can use machines. It is recommended that new members take the club course on cabochon making and safety from one of two official instructors, or demonstrate expertise from an equivalent course of study. Meetings are held in the workshop. We welcome everyone with an interest in mineralogy, jewellery or gemstones.