Welcome to the Home Page of the North Brisbane Lapidary Club, NBLC.

The NBLC is a very active club, constantly seeking to improve the activities and facilities we offer our members and to introduce new activities.

The aims of the club are

• to promote the enjoyment and appreciation of lapidary crafts,
• to provide members with lapidary skills in the various activities we offer,
• provide quality facilities and equipment for club members to carry out their lapidary hobby,
• conduct field trips to gem localities to fossick for material to be used in members hobby.

Currently we offer.

• Faceting of Gemstones
• Cabochoning of Gemstones
• Metal Smithing in both Gold and Silver
• Lost Wax Casting
• Beading
• Field Trips to collect new material.
• In 2008 we will introduce Working with Precious Metal Clay (PMC)

Visit here for more detailed information about the above activities.

In 2007 we finished an extension which doubled the size of the club and another extension is planned for completion in 2008.

Interested?

Come along to any session, they’re shown on the left side of every page, and have a look. A member will give you a guided tour of the facilities and you can watch other members at work. For further information about joining visit here. Please browse the rest of the site and we hope to see you soon.

To see a Google Map showing the location of the club house use this link.