Continental Breakfast served from 8:00AM-9:00AM
Boxed Lunch 12:00PM-1:00PM
Registration for this schedule starts on 12/01/2025 and ends on 05/15/2026
Participants must be 18 years to 120 years old when the program starts.
WEEKEND CLASS: FACETING I/II - OPEN STUDIO Friday 5 to 9pm & Saturday 9am to 5pm
INSTRUCTOR: DAVE MCGREGOR
This weekend class is designed for any student and particularly for students who take Faceting I the week before or Faceting II the week following. Continue faceting on a stone started late in week one or get a head start on faceting an advanced design in week 2. Faceting machines are provided for use by William Holland and the instructor will provide pre-polish and polishing laps for students to use during class. However, students who have them are encouraged to bring their own machines and laps.
Beginning students can get an introduction to faceting by starting with a pre-dopped stone and a simple faceting diagram. A great way to experience the joy of cutting a stone on a budget and interact with more advanced students. As always students are strongly encouraged to bring an Optivisor or equivalent magnification device and close-toed shoes. Students may bring in their own rough if they so choose but nothing harder than quartz, a 7 on the Mohs hardness scale. Additional rough will be available for purchase. This is expected to be a fun weekend of fun creating a beautiful gem and a springboard for continuing your adventures in faceting.
Class Fee: $25
Est Materials Fee: $10+
Prerequisite: None
*WH TUITION: $100 Includes Breakfast and Boxed Lunch. No additional charge for lodging if taking a class, the week before or after, $60 lodging fee if needed. Please email [email protected] to arrange lodging.
Dave McGregor is an engineer by trade. He enjoyed "gem hunting" for many years and took his first faceting class at the North Carolina State University craft center. He then took additional faceting classes at Wild Acres and William Holland. He purchased an Ultra Tec faceting machine and has faceted numerous varieties of stone designs. He is a member of the US Faceters Guild and hopes to encourage others to learn about faceting.
Please contact William Holland School of Lapidary Arts if you have any questions.