Make jewelry and other metalcraft projects with the use of a variety of tools. Lapidary is stone cutting, shaping and polishing. This shop is located in our main space.
Crystal Hinds
Crystal Hinds is an Educator in the St. Vrain Valley Schools District, and an Artist. Her interests in TinkerMill include many of the shops, but are focused in Metalcraft and Lapidary. She is inspired by the community of makers within TinkerMill.
Contact Info: crystal.hinds@tinkermill.org, and active on slack
Jon Kell
Jon is a lapidary artist and metalsmith based in Longmont. His primary interests at TinkerMill are lapidary arts and jewelry making via fabrication and casting, as well as the integration of other technologies into the process like laser cutting and 3d printing of jigs for construction. He can help members with lapidary questions and projects related to the cutting, shaping and polishing of natural stone materials.
Contact Info: jonathan.kell@tinkermill.org, and (moderately) active on slack
A training class is required before accessing any equipment independently in this shop.
In addition to being a member, there is cost associated with shop use. These are suggested donation prices that can be paid onsite.
There are a variety of additional classes to continue your education here at TinkerMill.
Check calendar or reach out to shop captain for more info.
Slack Channels – #metalcraft #lapidary
Non-members can take any class, but will not have access to equipment independently.
Open Studio Hours – unique to this shop, Crystal offers open studio hours first and second Saturdays of the month, you can rsvp on our MeetUp Calendar. Open Studio is an opportunity to come in without prior training and under supervision use the shop’s amenities or to learn about shop. Open studio is available to members and non-members.
Find additional detailed information on our wiki.
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